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MULTI-STR3AM project results have led to 9 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals, 6 of them being open access publications. Boosted by the academic partners of the project, MULTI-STR3AM has published important scientific works on microalgae cultivation:
·       Cold-adapted culturing of the microalga Monoraphidium sp. in thin-layer raceway pond for biomass production, by Lakatos et al., 2023, in Algal Research – Biomass Biofuels and Bioproducts issue. (IMIC)
·       Solar bioreactors used for the industrial production of microalgae, by MasojÃdek et al., 2023, in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (IMIC)
More specifically, regarding the control and monitoring of microalgae production:
·       Learning from fluorescence: A tool for online multiparameter monitoring of a microalgae culture, by Brandão et al., 2023, in Computers & Chemical Engineering (iBET)
·       Photosynthetic Activity Measured In Situ in Microalgae Cultures Grown in Pilot-Scale Raceway Ponds, by MasojÃdek et al., 2024, in Plants (IMIC)
·       Integration of spectroscopic techniques and machine learning for optimizing Phaeodactylum tricornutum cell and fucoxanthin productivity, by Brandão et al., 2025, in Bioresource Technology (iBET)
MULTI-STR3AM has also generated the following scientific publications on microalgae biorefinery processes:
·       Bio-production of eicosapentaenoic acid from the diatiom Nanofrustulum shiloi via two-step high performance countercurrent chromatography, by Bárcenas-Pérez et al., 2022, in Journal of Applied Phycology (IMIC)
·       Nannochloropsis sp. Biorefinery: Recovery of Soluble Protein by Membrane Ultrafiltration/Diafiltration, by Ribeiro et al., 2022, in Membranes, Special issue: Circular Economy in Membrane Technology (A4F, iBET)
·       Chapter Effect of Nannochloropsis sp. cell disruption on microalgae lipid extraction yields, by Lopes da Silva et al., 2023, Book: "WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV" (LNEG)
·       Conceptual design of an autotrophic multi-strain microalgae-2 based biorefinery: preliminary techno-economic and life cycle 3 assessments, by Lopes et al., 2023, in Fermentation, Special issue: Fermentative Production of Biofuels and Bioproducts within a Biorefinery Perspective (LNEG, A4F)
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Participation in Conferences and Events
MULTI-STR3AM results have been presented in more than 25 conferences, including AlgaEurope (2022, 2023 and 2024 editions), the European Algae Industry Summit, and the International Conference on Algae Extracts. This dissemination has been carried out by both industrial and academic partners, mainly A4F, IMIC, iBET, Phycom and LNEG. The consortium has also focused on the participation in Trade Fairs (FreeFrom Food, AFRAQ2024), activities organised jointly with other EU innovative projects (like CIRCALGAE, SEAWHEAT, EnhanceMicroAlgae), and Exhibitions (Future of Protein Production, Food Ingredient Europe, European Researchers’ Night) to boost dissemination and exploitation of the projects’s results.
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The Bio-based Industries Joint Undertaking’s project MULTI-STR3AM addresses the challenges of scale of microalgae-based products by integrating sustainable multi-strain, multi-method and multi-product microalgae biorefinery in industrial side streams. This EU-funded project is designed to help close the gap between research and industrial scale on microalgae cultivation.
The MULTI-STR3AM project is coordinated by A4F – Algae for Future (PT), and brings together the companies ForFarmers (NL), International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF, NL), Phycom (NL), UpField (NL), and the R&D institutions IMIC CAS - Centre Algatech (CZ), Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica (iBET, PT), and Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia (LNEG, PT).
More information: www.multi-str3am.com
Coordinator contact: Mariana Doria | A4F, Algae for Future | mariana.doria@algafuel.pt
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