seaweed production Articles
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Project - Iodecline
Process technique development for iodine reduction in seaweed The technical University of Denmark (DTU), The Food Institute, is leading the research project "IODECLINE", which is to develop process technologies to reduce the extremely high iodine content in sugar kelp and winged kelp extracts. Analytical methods are being developed to differentiate between the different chemical forms of iodine, ...
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Seaweed future cultivation in Chile: perspectives and challenges
Production of seaweeds in Chile has fluctuated between 120,000 and 316,000 wet metric tons per year during the last ten years. The most important Phaeophyta are exploited for alginate production and as abalone feed. Among the Rhodophyta, Chilean production comes mainly from wild stocks, as at present cultivation on a commercial scale is restricted to Gracilaria. Large scale production of this ...
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Project - Tara Tekstil
A feasibility study on Blue Fashion using cultivated seaweed for textile production The goal is to study the feasibility of “Blue Fashion” using seaweed cultivated and harvested in the North Atlantic and process it into seaweed fibres, that can be used in knitted and woven fabric. The study will focus on four specific objectives: Identify and describe the functionalities of using ...
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UCD Helps BioAtlantis Develop Novel Animal Health Product - Case Study
Summary In 2003 Tralee-based biotechnology company, BioAtlantis began collaborating with UCD researchers to develop a seaweed-based product to promote better animal health. A key driver in the partnership was the ruling from Europe in 2006 that banned the use of in-feed growth promoting antibiotics. This was a major blow to the farming community throughout the EU and BioAtlantis, in partnership ...
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Bell Brothers – showcasing nutrient use efficiency - Case Study
Glasshouse growing conditions are ideal for using natural biostimulants to increase the efficiency of fertiliser programmes. Neil Chambers, Technical Manager at Bell Brother Nurseries Ltd, has been talking to us about his use of seaweed extract Stimplex to help minimise growing times, produce healthier, more resilient plants and reduce chemical inputs. Increasing levels of research into the ...
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Macro Cascade Project
MACRO CASCADE will prove the concept of the cascading marine macroalgal biorefinery. This is a production platform that covers the whole technological chain for processing sustainable cultivated macroalgae biomass – also known as seaweed – to highly processed value added ...
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Indonesia Fishery and Aquaculture Profiles
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic State with some 17 508 islands (of which 6 000 are inhabited), and 54 716 km of coastline, and the world’s fourth most populous nation (247.5 million). In 2012, Indonesia’s fishery production reached approximately 8.9 million tonnes, of which inland and marine catch accounted for about 5.8 million tonnes and aquaculture 3.1 million ...
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Seaweed extract uses in agriculture
In recent years, the damage caused by the blind and excessive application of chemical fertilizers and pesticides has become more and more serious. To develop ecological agriculture, we must vigorously promote the use of biological fertilizers and pesticides. The abundant marine biological resources are a material treasure house for the development of ecological agriculture. Seaweed extracts is ...
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Seasteading could be the answer to sustainably feeding 9 billion people
Self-sufficient nation states in the middle of the ocean might be our ticket to a sustainable future. Oceans cover 71 percent of Earth’s surface, yet provide less than 2 percent of the food we eat. The growing demand for seafood, however — predicted to rise to 8 percent during the next decade — from an already depleted and exhausted ocean is forcing agriculturalists and fishers ...
By Ensia
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Could Our Energy Come from Giant Seaweed Farms in the Ocean?
One day in the future, the Pacific Ocean could be home to kilometers of seaweed farms tended by submarine drones and waiting to be turned into fuel. This is the vision of Marine BioEnergy, a start-up backed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E). The U.S. government agency is funding the company, along with a handful of related projects, because it views the open ocean as ...
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