Dec 2013 - Dec 2017
Cultivation and biorefinery for Dunaliella
The aim of the D-Factory is to set a world benchmark for a sustainable algal biorefinery. With this purpose, a showcase of biorefinery will be set up and used as a robust manifestation for the business case for global investment in algae biorefineries and in large-scale production of microalgae using photobioreactors, algal raceways and lakes. Designs, flowsheets and integrated schemes along with sustainability assessments will produce benchmarks for a wide range of products and paths. These are being used in the D-Factory business case developed to raise investment for the first prototype D-Factory in Europe, by reaching several stakeholders across the globe via the Innovation Platform created.
Microalgae species: Dunaliella salina and Dunaliella bardawil
Program
FP7
Budget
10 M€
Duration
48 months
Partners
University of Greenwich (Coordinator), UK
Dynamic Extractions, UK
EVODOS, Netherlands
Hafren Investments Ltd, UK
Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica, Portugal
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research Heidelberg, Gmbh, Germany
IN S.r.l., Italy
Marine Biological Association, UK
NATECO2 GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Nature Beta Technologies, Ltd, Israel
SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
A4F Role
A4F was involved in the feedstock production, including the design of a D-Factory cultivation module for industrial-scale operations, e.g. a pilot algal cultivation unit which can be replicated at industry scale, suitable for hypersaline water. Furthermore, A4F adapted the tubular photobioreactor for the production of sensible strains, like Dunaliella.