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René Wijffels

By René Wijffels

Professor in bioprocess engineering

René Wijffels is professor in bioprocess engineering at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. We teach and do research in the field of biobased economy. Our activities include biobased research projects under the umbrella of public private partnership programs such as BE-Basic (http://www.be-basic.org/) and AlgaePARC (www.AlgaePARC.com), a large program in the field of microalgae as a feedstock for biobased products. The AlgaePARC program has been developed by our group and consists out of large public private partnership programs such as AlgaePARC pilot facilities for the production of algae, AlgaePARC biorefinery and 5 EU projects in which the complete production chain is developed. We developed an R&D in a roadmap for 15 years to bridge the gap between basic research and commercial applications of algal products in a biobased economy.

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AlgaePARC: Algae as a sustainable raw material in the biobased economy

12 January 2016 | Category: Algae, Biomass, Governance & Policy, Projects

Algae are said to be the green gold of the biobased economy. They are crammed with oils, fats, proteins and sugars – ingredients that are crucial in the production of food, animal feed, chemicals, materials and fuels. Wageningen University & Research is working on technology that will allow production chains for bulk products from algae to be developed in an economically efficient and sustainable way, for example in the project AlgaePARC.

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Articles ofRené Wijffels

By René Wijffels

AlgaePARC: Algae as a sustainable raw material in the biobased economy

Articles of
René Wijffels