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ALGAEMAX

Reduction of microalgae harvesting costs via the development of an ultrasound flow cell to provide pre-concentration

Coordinatore	ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA, SA Organization address address: CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 city: CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA postcode: 8940 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Anna Cognome: Szathmary Email: send email Telefono: 34932049922
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Spain [ES]
Totale costo	1˙470˙912 €
EC contributo	1˙119˙986 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2012
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2012
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2012-10-01 - 2014-10-31

Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA, SA Organization address address: CALLE VICTOR PRADERA 45 city: CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA postcode: 8940 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Anna Cognome: Szathmary Email: send email Telefono: 34932049922	ES (CORNELLA DE LLOBREGAT BARCELONA)	coordinator	70˙536.55
2	SONIC SYSTEMS LTD SSL Organization address address: BAKERS FARM BARNS PUCKINGTON city: ILMINSTER postcode: TA19 9AF contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Denley Cognome: Simon Email: send email Telefono: +44 1460 52123	UK (ILMINSTER)	participant	302˙014.10
3	Salata GmbH Organization address address: AN DER SALZBRUCKE city: RITSCHENHAUSEN postcode: 98617 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Grewe Cognome: Claudia Email: send email Telefono: +49 151 240 15473 Fax: +49 33200 89158	DE (RITSCHENHAUSEN)	participant	245˙759.02
4	HAKKI USTA MAK.SAN.TIC.LTD.STI Organization address city: AYDIN postcode: 9100 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Gözlüklü Cognome: Hakki Email: send email Telefono: +90 256 2310481	TR (AYDIN)	participant	240˙511.58
5	CAGLAR DOGAL URUNLER YENILENEBILIR ENERJI GUBRE GIDA VE TARIM ITHALAT IHRACAT SANAYI TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI Organization address address: ALTINTAS MAHALLESI AHMET BESIM UYAL CADDESI NO 4 A 18 city: URLA postcode: 35430 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: ça?lar Cognome: Emre Email: send email Telefono: 905327000000	TR (URLA)	participant	237˙791.90
6	NPL MANAGEMENT LIMITED Organization address address: SERCO HOUSE 16 BARTLEY WOOD - BUSINESS PARK BARTLEY WAY 16 city: HOOK - HAMPSHIRE postcode: RG27 9UY contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Hodnett Cognome: Mark Email: send email Telefono: +44020 89436365	UK (HOOK - HAMPSHIRE)	participant	23˙372.87
7	ALGAELINK NV Organization address address: INDUSTRIEWEG 21 city: YERSEKE postcode: 4401 LA contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Van Den Dorpel Cognome: Peter Email: send email Telefono: +31 113 570011	NL (YERSEKE)	participant	0.00
8	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V Organization address address: Hansastrasse 27C city: MUENCHEN postcode: 80686 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Christoph Cognome: Schulte Email: send email Telefono: +49 89 1205 2728 Fax: +49 89 1205 7534	DE (MUENCHEN)	participant	0.00

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biodiesel algal concentration centrifuge microalgae

Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

The worldwide production of microalgae is currently around 5,000 tons per year of dry algal biomass, and is used for livestock feed, fish meal, and high value extracts for dietary supplements, functional foods, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Microalgae contain around 30% by weight of lipids/oil, and are regarded as a highly promising feedstock for biofuels, primarily biodiesel.

Microalgae are commercially grown in open ponds or bioreactors, and then harvested using a centrifuge separator. The centrifuge step is highly energy intensive, due to the properties of the microalgae and their low concentration in the growing medium (water), and represents a major obstacle to the economic viability of microalgae biodiesel production. The capital investment required for the centrifuge is also a barrier for widespread SME entry to the sector.

The ALGAEMAX project aims to address these issues via the development and demonstration of an innovative and cost effective ultrasound flow cell to concentrate the microalgae, with the aim of eliminating the centrifuge component.

Introduzione (Teaser)

Researchers have investigated the use of acoustics technology to clump algal cells together in a concentration step before harvesting them for biofuel production.