Bioproduction of fine chemicals by microalgae Line of research Microalgae cultivations for biofuel production are not economically sustainable yet. The research group developed a process for heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae (also using wastewaters) thus reducing both capital investment and operating costs of production of photobioreactors. Particular attention was paid to contaminant inhibition, maximisation of productivity, and extraction of lipid (including carotenoids) and starch (biorefinery). Maggiori informazioni Staff Supervisor: Fabrizio Di Caprio Department staff: Pietro AltimariFrancesca PagnanelliPier Giorgio SchiaviIolanda Francolini Publications About the influence of phenols extracted from olive mill wastewater on the heterotrophic and mixotrophic growth of Scenedesmus sp.Integrated microalgae biomass production and olive mill wastewater biodegradation: optimization of the wastewater supply strategy. Quantification of Acutodesmus obliquus (Chlorophyceae) cell size and lipid content heterogeneity at single cell levelEffect of Ca2+ concentration on Scenedesmus sp. growth in heterotrophic and photoautotrophic cultivationIntegrated biomass production and depuration of olive mills wastewater by cultivation of Scenedesmus sp. Mixotrophic growth of Chlorella vulgaris and Nannochloropsis oculata: influence of glucose and nitrate concentrationMicroalgae cultivation by uncoupled nutrient supply in sequencing batch reactor (SBR) integrated with olive mill wastewater treatmentExtracellular and intracellular phenol production by microalgae during photoautotrophic batch cultivationSequential extraction of lutein and β-carotene from wet microalgae biomassHeterotrophic non-axenic cultivation of T. obliquus by uncoupled supply of inorganic nitrogen and organic carbon Fundings and awards Fundings: Biopolymers from algae, finanziato da BioP srl startup di Marie InvestmentALGHE ENERGETICHE: Finanziato dal Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio e del Mare MEWLIFE (MicroalgaE biomass from phototrophic-heterotrophic cultivation using olive oil Wastewaters), progetto europeo cofinanziato nella call LIFE Theme and ERC Theme: Sustainable chemistryERC: LS9_9 Applied biotechnology (non-medical), bioreactors, applied microbiologyPE8_14 Industrial bioengineeringPE8_15 Industrial biofuel production Traineeship offer Availability: one positionCourse of study (advised): ChemistryIndustrial chemistryNotes: da settembre 2022: coltivazione ed estrazione fine chemical da microalghe
