Micro-algae proteins for food and feed? Yes, but how? A Decision Support framework for the assessment of their sutainable production

The use of algae presents a remarkable and innovative approach to addressing the global economy’s shift towards sustainability and circularity. Simultaneously, the question of whether algae can feasibly serve as substitutes for conventional resources needs to be addressed. Despite the challenges in thoroughly exploring this field, it is astonishing that significant efforts have yielded an extensive compilation of techniques for cultivating, processing, and utilizing various alternative types of algae. Following, valuable aglae-baseed intermediates give rise to a diverse range of final products with applications in markets such as food, feed, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and even energy. In the Profuture project the focus relys on the implementation of innovative, sustainable and cost-effective technologies to produce microalgal-based protein directed towards the food and feed markets. Profuture strives to strengthen the collaboration among various key stakeholders in the microalgae value chain.