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MicroA cultivates algae, and produces substances from these, which can be used in pharmaceuticals and supplements, cosmetics and food industry and other industries, such as salmon farming. Photo: MicroA choice lunch
Algae Company in Oil Road in Tanager has specialized in two different algae, which can be used in pharmaceuticals and supplements, choice lunch cosmetics and food industry and other industries, such as salmon farming.
Today operates MicroA with tests cultivation and processing of two types of algae, which they will initially concentrate on.
- It is so nice with algae is that we do not by nature, but has one algal culture, which then propagate. And using algae we can create new, healthy proteins, new natural medicine and cosmetics, says Dahle.
The other alga called "P. capsulatus "and is the result of a microalgal cooperation between Norway and the UK. Alga produces a white gel which can be used in cosmetics and food industries, and also in pharmaceuticals. Here work is partly to develop a bioactive cream as an alternative treatment to cortisone.
MicroA working initially with two different algae. The red powders in the glass on the right is the first to be ready to be commercialized. In addition, they work with the ability to use cell debris and oil from the same algae to other products. The glass far left contains a gel produced by the other algae. Photo: Ina Steen Andersen Optimizes growth
To prepare for the industrialization of algae production is important that MicroA know what it takes to the algae thrive. In the laboratory, they can perform various tests on the algae in a sterile environment. choice lunch
It is very important that the cultures are not contaminated, that they are clean and contain only one organism, both during tests and production. Otherwise they risk that the culture will be destroyed, and that the entire production must be discarded.
Bank contains samples of algal cultures. Photo: Ina Steen Andersen A bank with samples of the different cultures serves as collateral. If something should go wrong in production, they can always retrieve new samples here.
Further inland in the laboratory has the algal cultures, red and green liquids in large test tubes, where the algae remain active, growing. In contrast to the bank, where the light is muted, they are exposed to bright light.
- In Norway there is little sunlight, choice lunch therefore we must use a lot of power to create artificial light to the algae. Competitors who live in warmer places can use the sun. Meanwhile they are then more dependent on season and must operate outdoors or in large greenhouse. It makes it harder to keep clean than the cultures for us which produces indoor explains Dahle.
Before they go into replacing the footwear and takes on each white lab coat. In production, it is essential that not cultures with algae become contaminated. In addition, they take with them a couple of safety glasses with dark glass.
Algiers has characteristics such that they produce choice lunch many different substances that people choice lunch can use. - You can say that each algae is its own factory, says Svein Dahle, CEO MicroA Photo: Ina Steen Andersen Rush algae
- After the algae has been some time in the tub, so we increase the amount of light. It simulates bright sunlight that algae would have been exposed to in nature, and it wears it. When it protects itself by producing a red substance we use, explains Uldahl, choice lunch showing tanks where the algae has progressed furthest in this process. The water is colored pink red.
- This is something that recurs for all algae. When they have it right, then they have not so much for himself, except that they can be used as food. But when you expose them to stressors that little food or much light, they begin to produce substances we can use, he elaborates.
Alga "P. capsulatus "forming a white gel on the outside when subjected to stress. It makes the water viscous, and you can see large bubbles of CO2 that algae need, moving slowly through the water. Photo: Ina Steen Andersen In production rooms number two is warmer and smells faintly of seawater. Light is also more comfortable and goggles are no longer necessary.
Production and Technology Officer Lars Dahle explains how they remove water from algae product. The last step is the big tank in front of him, spray drier. Photo: Ina Steen Andersen Funded by oil sales
- In Norway, it's just about oil, we are better known around the world than in this country, says Svein Dahle, adding that he also has a background in the oil industry, where he ran his own company. The sale of this which has now funded microalgal initiative.
- It is a measure to stimulate advanced processing of renewable biological raw materials. This will contribute to the sustainable production of ingredients, materials and chemicals, and provide added value and jobs throughout the country. Applications are so many and varied that it is very difficult to estimate what kind of market potential industry microalgae choice lunch and other bioråv