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Indoor cultivation of green and red seaweeds at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory
Indoor cultivation of green and red seaweeds at Tjärnö Marine Laboratory.
Photo: Karin Björk
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Sweaweed – Seaweed production systems with high-value applications

Research project
Inactive research
Project period
2015 - 2020
Project owner
Department of Marine 91̽»¨s
Research partners
Financier
Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research
Area
Sustainability and environment Society and economy
Topic
Marine Fish and Aquacultural 91̽»¨ Food 91̽»¨ Biochemicals Biomaterials

Short description

Marine seaweed is an unexplored resource in Swedish coastal waters. Besides as food ingredients, seaweed biomass is a potential source for fine chemicals, bio-based materials and other attractive applications. In this project we develop new methods for cultivating green and red seaweeds in Sweden, and sustainable techniques for extracting seaweed-based high value compounds.

Learn about the research on seaweed cultivation and the extraction of proteins.

Video (13:40)
Seaweed – a future food source

People

Principal Investigators

, Industrial Biotechnology, Chalmers University of  Technology

, Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH

Henrik Pavia, Department of Marine 91̽»¨s – Tjärnö, University 91̽»¨

Gunilla Toth, Department of Marine 91̽»¨ – Tjärnö, University 91̽»¨

, Food and Nutrition 91̽»¨, Chalmers University of  Technology

Photo: Sophie Steinhagen
Photo: Anna-Lena Lundqvist

Publications

Niklas Wahlströms dissertation at KTH
Photo: Ulrica Edlund

A sustainable source of nanomaterials

Video (3:35)
Sea lettuce offers sustainable source of nanomaterial
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