Contact person
Markus Andersson Trojer
Forskare
Contact Markus
Sustainable use of marine resources for high value end products
Ocean resources are limited and should be used wisely.
MAREFINE aims to establish a blue biorefinery in Sweden where underutilized marine side streams are valorised into high value products.
The maritime industry has been identified as a growth sector in EU as well as in Sweden. There are also strategic plans to develop the fisheries and aquaculture sector into more innovative and resource-efficient value chains. Today, the seafood processing in Sweden is generating 26 000 tonnes of residual raw materials where the majority goes to feed, biogas, or destruction. However, there is a large untapped potential to use this renewable marine feedstock for the development of more sustainable products for the growing population.
The technological key that enables what is today considered residual streams or waste to be converted into high value products is the biorefinery. In MAREFINE, we will evaluate the processing potential of residual streams from salmon, herring, ulva (green algae), sugar kelp, diatoms and shrimp. The benefits of a blue biorefinery will be maximized - both from a sustainability and economic perspective - by utilizing the entire biomass and extracting as many valuable components as possible to create high-value end products. In MAREFINE, an experienced team of researchers together with actors along the value chain from side stream generation to end product use, will create a basis for a blue biorefinery. The project will also focus heavily on identifying and removing obstacles and developing a business plan for the establishment of a blue biorefinery.
Summary
Project name
MaRefine
Status
Active
Region
Västra Götaland Region
RISE role in project
Project leader and coordinator
Project start
Duration
5 years
Total budget
25 MSEK
Partner
Innovatum, Chalmers Tekniska Högskola, AquaFood, Swedish Algae Factory, Västkustfisk SVC, Ragn-Sells, Fyrbodals kommunalförbund, Nordic Seafarm, Feldts Fisk & Skaldjur
Funders
Coordinators
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Project members
Markus Andersson Trojer Friederike Ziegler Yannic Wocken Martin Hedberg Jessica Hjerpe Olausson Tomas Gustafsson Marie-Louise Wallberg Nathalie Söderlind Aleksandra Kozlowski Zozan Tunc
Supports the UN sustainability goals
14. Life below water
