Bioprocess Engineering
The Bioprocess Engineering Chair group teaches and develops new bio-based processes for production and bio-refinery of pharmaceuticals, healthy food ingredients, bulk chemicals and biofuels.
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Natural food colorants from microalgae
To keep food good looking, i.e. to prevent it from discoloration, colorants can be added. Microalgae can produce a wide range of colored pigments and therefore they are an interesting source of natural colorants.
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The education offered by the Bioprocess engineering group focuses on design of biotechnological processes for production of pharmaceuticals, healthy food ingredients, bulk chemicals and biofuels. These bio-based products should be produced in a sustainable and economical way.
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Research
Within the chair group Bioprocess Engineering, research focuses on development of novel biotechnological processes for production of pharmaceuticals, healthy food ingredients, bulk chemicals and biofuels. Our challenge is to produce high quality bio-based products in a sustainable and economical way to prevent depletion of natural resources and to increase development of a (bio)technological industry.
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Latest publications
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Livelihood Capabilities and Pathways of Shrimp Farmers in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Aquaculture Economics & Management 17 (2013)1. - ISSN 1365-7305 - p. 1 - 30.
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Scenario analysis of large scale algae production in tubular photobioreactors
Applied energy 105 (2013). - ISSN 0306-2619 - p. 395 - 406.
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Simultaneous growth and neutral lipid accumulation in microalgae
Bioresource Technology 134 (2013). - ISSN 0960-8524 - p. 233 - 243.