Microalgae and cyanobacteria produce varied products like proteins, lipids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, pigments and therapeutic proteins, using only light, CO2, water and nutrients. To exploit this potential and bring these products to market, microalgae cultivation needs to be scaled up and become more cost-effective. The summer school course “Microalgae Process Design – from Cells to Photobioreactors” therefor provides the essential skills for designing microalgae-based production processes.
Summer School Course: Microalgae Process Design - from Cells to Photobioreactors
Date
Location
Language
Course credits
Registration
Friday, 4th July to Friday, 11th July
Campus Wageningen University & Research
English
2,3 ECTS
Closed
About the Summer School Course
The course “Microalgae Process Design: from cells to photobioreactors” teaches microalgal metabolism and photobioreactor design and operation for research and commercial purposes.
This includes topics like:
- light-limited growth and its effect on reactor design and operation
- temperature effects on growth
- gas-liquid transfer of oxygen and carbon dioxide, essential for scale-up
- nutrient supply
- photobioreactor control and operation
- strain selection
- strain improvement
- and more
Participants will put the theoretical knowledge about light-limited growth into practice in hands-on experiments.
Target Group
The course is designed for PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and professionals from academia and industry interested in microalgae process design, who ideally have a MSc level in bioprocess technology, or alike.
Course Registration
Registration closed
For more information on the the summer school, the course fee, what it includes, and for registration visit the VLAG Graduate School website.
Organised by VLAG Graduate School, in co-operation with Bioprocess Engineering – AlgaePARC, Wageningen University and Research
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