Towards industrial products from microalgae

Jesus Ruiz; Giuseppe Olivieri; Jeroen de Vree; Rouke Bosma; Philippe Willems; J. Hans Reith; Michel H. M. Eppink; Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris; Rene H. Wijffels; Maria J. Barbosa

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Towards industrial products from microalgae

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Towards industrial products from microalgae

Jesus Ruiz, Giuseppe Olivieri, Jeroen de Vree, Rouke Bosma, Philippe Willems, J. Hans Reith, Michel H. M. Eppink, Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris, Rene H. Wijffels and Maria J. Barbosa

Energy & environmental science, Vol.9(10), pp.3036-3043

01/01/2016

DOI: 10.1039/c6ee01493c

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Abstract

Microalgae show an enormous potential as sustainable feedstock for numerous bioproducts. The current work analyzes the feasibility of business cases for different markets of products from microalgae. We perform a techno-economic evaluation of the whole process chain including cultivation, biorefinery and market exploitation for a 100 hectares facility in six locations. Our projections show a current cost per unit of dry biomass of 3.4 (sic) kg(-1) for microalgae cultivation in Spain (excluding biorefining products), with an expected reduction to 0.5 (sic) kg(-1) in ten years. A sensitivity analysis reveals the roadmap to achieve this. Production of high-value products (e.g. pigments) would be currently profitable, with a net present value of 657 M(sic) in 15 years. Markets aimed at food and chemical commodities require further cost reductions for cost competitiveness, reachable in the next decade.

Chemistry

Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Energy & Fuels

Engineering

Engineering, Chemical

Environmental Sciences

Environmental Sciences & Ecology

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Physical Sciences

Science & Technology

Technology

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Title: Subtitle: Towards industrial products from microalgae
Creators: Jesus Ruiz - Wageningen University & Research
Giuseppe Olivieri - Wageningen University & Research
Jeroen de Vree - Wageningen University & Research
Rouke Bosma - Wageningen University & Research
Philippe Willems - Value for Technology bvba, Acaciastraat 14,B-3071 Erps-Kwerps,Belgium
J. Hans Reith - Wageningen University & Research
Michel H. M. Eppink - Wageningen University & Research
Dorinde M. M. Kleinegris - Wageningen University & Research
Rene H. Wijffels - Wageningen University & Research
Maria J. Barbosa - Wageningen Univ, AlgaePARC, Bioproc Engn, POB 16, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, Netherlands
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Energy & environmental science, Vol.9(10), pp.3036-3043
DOI: 10.1039/c6ee01493c
ISSN: 1754-5692
eISSN: 1754-5706
Publisher: Royal Soc Chemistry
Number of pages: 8
Language: English
Date published: 01/01/2016
Academic Unit: International Programs; Spanish and Portuguese
Record Identifier: 9984397919502771

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