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Viable microalgae super concentrates obtained by tangential ultrafiltration: storage strategies for aquaculture use

Grant number: 17/22751-9
Support Opportunities:Research Grants - Innovative Research in Small Business - PIPE
Field of knowledge:Agronomical Sciences - Fishery Resources and Fishery Engineering - Aquaculture
Principal Investigator:Fernando Takashi Kanemoto
Grantee:Fernando Takashi Kanemoto
Company:Fernando Takashi Kanemoto
CNAE: Aqüicultura em água salgada e salobra
Aqüicultura em água doce
City: São Paulo
Pesquisadores principais:
Naira Juliana da Silva Kanemoto
Associated researchers: Flávia Marisa Prado Saldanha-Corrêa
Associated scholarship(s):18/25338-8 - Viable microalgae super concentrates obtained by tangential ultrafiltration: storage strategies for Aquaculture use, BP.PIPE

Abstract

Microalgae are determinants in the larval stage of many marine organisms, being applied in the direct and indirect feeding of larval stages. This activity represents the largest volume sector in a larvicultures and around 30% of the operation costs. To meet this demand, Brazilian marine aquaculture enterprises can: (i) Carry out on-site production, requiring large investment and infrastructure, high operating costs, variability in quality and volume, as well as imbalance between production and demand, causing biomass shortage or wastage; (ii) Complement or replace on-site production by frozen inert microalgae pastes, which depends exclusively on imports. In view of the current options, the acquisition of viable super-concentrated and easily stockable under refrigeration microalgae cultures can be a solution for on demand use. In this way, the time spent, as well as the risks and costs inherent in the traditional stages of scaling up can be substantially reduced. At the same time, markets such as aquariums, marine feed production and nutraceuticals products show an increasing interest in microalgae biomass, emphasizing the need for national technological packages development. Therefore, the present project proposes the feasibility study of storage of viable marine microalgae super-concentrates, produced by tangential ultrafiltration, under different time periods and storage conditions. The expected products would be conveniently packed and used on demand in larvicultures and aquariums, the main markets in this phase. (AU)

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