Design and optimization of bioprocesses based on microalgae

Our main research areas of specialization are:

i. Industrial exploitation of microalgae for fine chemicals and food/feed ingredients (PUFAs, antioxidants, and other biomass fractions) (FI).

ii. Use of different effluents a nutrient sources for growing microalgae.

iii. Photobioreactor (PBR) engineering and scale up (including anti-biofouling materials).

iv. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for equipment improvement.

v. Downstream and biorefinery-based production strategy.

vi. Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and techno-economic analysis (TCA) of microalgal processes.

vii. Production of high value lipids for food ingredients / bioactives (Long chain PUFA concentrates from marine oils; Polar lipid concentrates from microalgae oils, Tailored lipids by enzyme technology from vegetable / marine oils)

viii. Development bioactivity-based screening programs for biodiscovery.

ix. Bioprocess development for marine dinoflagellates and non-conventional microalgae for reference standards and medical research.