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Currently, most UV-blockers used in sunscreens and coatings, have a detrimental effect on the environment and may accumulate in marine environments. Safer alternatives are therefore needed, and this is what the Marine Biobased Specialties Lectureship will work on.
Mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) are naturally occuring components that can potentially be used as UV-blockers. These MAAs can be extracted from different species of red macroalgae. But which species are best suited for this? And under which growing conditions can the highest concentration of MAAs be achieved? Jesse van Groenigen is one of the researchers in this project:
“During this research, different species of macroalgae will be tested. At various times during the growth of the algae, the accumulated MAA’s concentration is examined”
This research is in line with the other studies within the CoE BBE, which focus on stabilizing natural dyes. The MAAs found can possibly be used in those studies to improve biobased dyes.
This project is supported by TKI BBE
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Lokaal opwekken, lokaal gebruiken
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Deze gaan we nog vaak terugzien
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Recycling Water Bottles into Circular Sports Products
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FermiChem
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Protein of Columbus
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BIO-CAPPP
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Energy Education
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BIO-CAPPP
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GESCHIKT: energy transition on business parks
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Rapid Renewable Materials: the next step in sustainable construction.
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Mycelium on Board
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From orange waste to a green future
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Blueprint of fungal genomes
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BioGov.net
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Water-resistant mycelium composites
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Sustainable Particle Board
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Circular Emergency Shelters
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FACET
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Totally Nuts: Circular Biobased Thermosets from Cashew Nutshells
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Biodegradation Coatings Stahl
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Green Hub: Information hub value chains green residual flows
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Acceleration of nature-inclusive area development
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Reflow
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Biobased Insulation – Lifespan Determination (BILD)
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Setting up and performing biodiesel trials in a coaster ship
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Mythic
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PyroCHEM: Waste2Chem Innovation Cluster
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Membrane Technologies
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Flestic
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Direct extrusion of PHA-rich biomass
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Production of bioplastics from residual streams (WoW! Capitalisation)
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Powering Agrifood
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Smart Circular Bridge
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Fungal Colourants
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Learning Network Biobuilders
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Orange in the Sea
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Amino Acids!
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Building on Mycelium
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Follow-up S4G
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Colour Application Centre
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Making disposables disposable
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Making shipping more sustainable (Russia – Benelux)
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Zircular Seaweed food
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Extraction of pectins from onion skins
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Growing Leather
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Learning Community Renewable fuels
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PHA accumulation capacity of Sewage Treatment Plant
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NACO – Zero Waste Collective Oosterhout
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Bio Iso (RAAK MKB)
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Design with RRM (rapidly renewable materials)
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Resin biodegradation
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Biobased gadgets
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Biobased foam
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Biobased flocculants for water purification
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Viberscrete – biobased concrete
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Innovation Traineeships
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Building light
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BioADD
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CurCol
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Learning community
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Professors’ platform Biobased Economy
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Porter’s lodge Delfland
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Smart Circular Bridge
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Biobased, circular Christmas bauble with packaging
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Mycelium boards
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Coloring Mycelium
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Back to the Materials of the Future
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National Biobased Database
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Structural Health in Biobased Constructions
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Beauti-Fully Biobased Fibers
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Coffee Silverskin Biomass Utilization
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Sustainable solid biofuels
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Biobonding: Improved biocomposites
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ZCORE (from Seaweed to COating Resin applications)
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Cashing cashew
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Material research for 3D printing
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Seaweed Sterols
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Onion deserves more
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Circling in construction
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Biomass flows in the province of South Holland
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Circular Bio-based Construction Industry (CBCI)
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Biodegradability of biopolymer and biopolymer composites
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BBM+
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Opportunities for composting in Brazil
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Stadsjutters Breda
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Innovation tables
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Tomatozyme
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MAA’s from algae
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Sensor wise Biobased
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Pyrolysis Experimental Garden South
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Grassification
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REFAWOOD
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Valuable ONION
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Biobased Network
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Living Lab Biobased Brazil
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Biopolymer Application Center
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Borderless Biobased Education
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Living Colors
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Mycelium
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BioCOLOUR
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BioCannDo
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Blue Chain
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WOW!
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Green Growth
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Biobased Challenge
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Biobased bridge
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Pure Nature: 100% Biobased
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National Biobased Knowledge Network
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