Here you can find all the talks and posters from the conference, pictures can be found at the bottom of the page.
TALKS – Day 1
Opening Session
Philippe Willems – Microalgae: crops for the future PDF
Vitor Verdhelo – Value of the algae biomass sector in Europe and the current share of biorefinery and future potential PDF
Felix Leinemann – The potential of algae within the blue economy: an EU perspective PDF
Ami Ben-Amotz – Cultivation of Dunaliella in large-scale open raceways for the commercial production PDF
Raimo Van Der Linden – BioLinX PDF
Session 2: Major innovations and new products from EU-supported biorefinery projects
Ana Palanca – Bisigodos: high value-added chemicals and bioresins from algae biorefineries PDF
Patricia Harvey – D-Factory: from development to demo PDF
Hans Reith – Miracles: multi-product integrated biorefinery of algae PDF
Anastasiia Kryvenda – PUFAChain: a value chain from micro-algae to PUFA PDF
Session 3: Sustainability and economics
Guido Reinhardt – Sustainability of algae cultivation and use: conclusions and recommendations PDF
Hellen Elissen – SocioEconomic sustainability of an innovative algae value chain: the case of PUFAChain PDF
Philippe Willems – Consumer acceptance and marketing of microalgae products: insights from Miracles PDF
Min S. Park – The future of algal biorefineries in China: lessons from the past PDF
Jose Olivares – Current US algae biorefineries, projects and perspectives PDF
TALKS – Day 2
Session 1: Metabolism and strain development
Patricia Harvey – Dunaliella sp from hypersaline environments PDF
Session 2: Cultivation and harvesting
Luis Costa – Cultivation of Dunaliella in closed PBR for high-value products PPTS
Thomas Leya – The algae crop rotation principle as a potential basis for algae mass production PDF
J. Crespo & F. Jacobs – Harvesting of a fragile alga Dunaliella Salina by membrane filtration PDF
Session 3: Biorefinery
Lolke Sijtsma – Multiple products from algal biomass PDF
Maria-Amelie de Ville d’Avray – Simulation-based optimization of microalgae refineries PDF
Juha Linnekoski – Separation and valorization of algae protein and polysaccharide fractions PDF
Elena Ibanez – Green biorefinery strategies PDF
A. Kokossis – Optimization and screening of product portfolio in algo-biorefinery value chains PDF
Isabel Mira – Carotenoids and polysaccharides from D.Salina PDF
POSTERS
Downstream Processing
P. J. Sanderson (D-Factory) – Potential of supercritical CO2-extracted, defatted Dunaliella salina biomass as a broiler feed ingredient. PDF
D. Rooke (D-Factory) – A flexible and sustainable downstream processing system for the extraction and purification of high value target compounds from biorefineries. PDF
C. Wozu (D-Factory) – Processing Dunaliella salina for 9-cis-beta-Carotene. PDF
Edgar Suarez Garcia (external) – Rethinking protein fractionation from algae. PDF
Alvaro Mendoza (external) – Aquatic biomass biorefineries. PDF
L. Rihko-Struckmann, K. Sundmacher (external) – Dynamic flux balance analysis for the maximal valorisation of Dunaliella salina. PDF
Elena Ibañez (Miracles) – Green Processes for Biorefinery. PDF
Elena Ibañez (Miracles) – Green selective extraction of valuable compounds for microalgae biomass. PDF
Manuel Zapata, Mariella Rivas (Miracles) – Bio-photovoltaic: Pigments extracted from microalgae. PDF
Lambertus A.M. van den Broek (Miracles) – Chemical characterization of microalgae. PDF
Carl Safi, Lolke Sijtsma (Miracles) – Nannochloropsis gaditana protein biorefinery. PDF
Cultivation
Yanan Xu (D-Factory) – Dunaliella salina from hypersaline environments: molecular and phylogenetic analyses resolve genetic diversity; environmental parameters regulate metabolism. PDF
Ami Ben-Amotz and Patricia Harvey (D-Factory) – Large scale open ponds commercial cultivation of Dunaliella as part of the D-Factory project. PDF
Iris Haberkorn and Alexander Mathys (external) – Characterization of bacterial community profiles associated with Chlorella vulgaris cultivations. PDF
Foubert, I (external) – Autotrophic microalgae as an alternative source of omega 3 oils: from green water to health-conscious consumer. PDF
D.W.F. Brilman, Q. Yu, M.J. Bos (Miracles) – CO2 concentration from air for microalgae cultivation. PDF
Agnes Janoska, Marcel Janssen (Miracles) – The Foam Bed Photobioreactor concept. PDF
Pia Steinrϋcken, Siv Kristin Prestegard (Miracles) – Different outdoor performance of three Phaeodactylum tricornutum strains under western Norwegian climate conditions. PDF
Maria Vazquez (Miracles) – Biomass quality of microalgae cultivated in a foam-bed reactor. PDF
Maria Cuaresma, Carlos Vilchez (Miracles) – Potentiality of microalgae cultivation in foam for the production of valuable compounds. PDF
Y. García-Fernández (Miracles) – Fungicidal activity of Euglena Cantabrica water extract against Botrytis Cinerea. PDF
Sara Pereira (PUFAChain) – Overcoming the challenges in the very first closed photobioreactor pilot scale cultivations of cryophilic and dinoflagellate microalgae strains for PUFA production. PDF
Feliz Jorde, Thomas Leya (PUFAChain) – Facing the challenges of pure microalgae production in pilot scale photobioreactors. PDF
Harvesting & Recycling
Joana Monte (D-Factory) – Harvesting of fragile algae Dunaliella Salina by membrane filtration with permeate recovery for microalgae cultivation. PDF
Isabelle Noyens (Miracles) – Impact of medium recycling on the growth of Nannochloropsis gaditana. PDF
Strains
Manuel Zapata, Mariella Rivas (Miracles) – Microalgae isolated from Atacama Desert (Chile) and the biotechnological potential of their pigments. PDF
Manuel Zapata, Mariella Rivas (Miracles) – Characterization of extremotolerant microalgae isolated from the Atacama desert. PDF
Pia Steinrϋcken, Siv Kristin Prestegard (Miracles) – Bioprospecting North Atlantic microalgae with fast growth and high EPA/DHA content. PDF
LCA, Evaluation, Products
Karin Persson (D-Factory) – Examples of Dunaliella extracts in novel foods. PDF
Isabel Mira (D-Factory) – Products from microalgae: the formulators perspective. PDF
Daan Kuiper (Miracles) – Agricultural valorisation: Phaeodactylum increases Nitrogen use-efficiency. PDF
Electra Papadopoulou (Miracles) – Use of microalgae in the wood-based panels industry. PDF
Jorge Dias (Miracles) – Microalgae as a functional ingredient in aquaculture feeds.PDF
Sara Pereira, Vitor Verdelho (PUFAChain) – The PUFAChain business case scenarios for PUFA production from solar-driven autotrophic microalgae cultivation and biorefinery. PDF
V.Montalescot, J. Pruvost (external) – Algosolis: a European R&D facility for developing microalgae industry through collaborative projects.
Sema Sirin (external) – Towards versatility of aquatic production platforms: unlocking the value of Nordic bioresources. PDF
Indra te Ronde (external) – Introducing the development of European (CEN) standards for algae and algae-based products or intermediates. PDF