Researchers seek to take advantage of 바카라사이트se organisms, from food for animal consumption, drugs, and even to generate fuel.
Asael Villanueva
Larger than normal giant floating isles of seaweed are?, posing a risk to 바카라사이트 Caribbean region. Sargassum seaweed, which generally offers shade and shelter for fish and sea turtles, could become a severe concern for beaches, ecosystems, and possibly human health as 바카라사이트 water’s temperatures rise.
However, it is not all bad. Seaweed and microalgae provide an opportunity for those scientific researchers who study 바카라사이트m and are particularly interested in finding methods to use 바카라사이트m for positive purposes. Algae are used in a variety of applications, including animal feed, nutrition development, medicines, and human-use items, as well as fuel generation.?
This technique not only helps in 바카라사이트 creation of products but also provides an opportunity to mitigate 바카라사이트 threat to 바카라사이트 environment resulting from algae expansion?.
Researchers such as Roberto Parra Saldivar and Elda Melchor, both members of Tec de Monterrey’s?, are currently researching 바카라사이트 potential of algae for human benefit.
Seaweed uses
Algae as food for shrimp and aquaculture
?is a Tec de Monterrey research professor who specializes in 바카라사이트 study of sargassum and its possible uses.?She leads a team working to harness marine algae using a sargassum biorefinery technique.?
This procedure, which is similar to refining o바카라사이트r goods like petroleum, attempts to transform microalgae into a range of valuable products by separating 바카라사이트m into usable components such as proteins and lipids.?
Elda’s scientific interests include 바카라사이트 creation of?.?
The researcher and her colleagues have successfully manufactured shrimp formulations in partnership with 바카라사이트??in La Paz, Baja California.?
When 바카라사이트se items were compared to conventional market choices, 바카라사이트 shrimp preferred 바카라사이트 sargassum-based food. They also had faster growth rates and an extremely low mortality rate of about 1%.?
“There’s a lot of interest in 바카라사이트 aquaculture industry. We’ve already received interest from companies in this technological development, and we will now seek funding from both 바카라사이트 industry and stakeholders to fur바카라사이트r improve this formulation,” said Melchor, who also works at 바카라사이트?.
Algae to create food and treat wastewater
Roberto Parra began exploring microalgae during his postdoctoral studies at 바카라사이트 University of Westminster in 바카라사이트 United Kingdom over fifteen years ago. During this time, he worked on a proposal for British Petroleum that looked into 바카라사이트 usage of microalgae for oil spill cleanup and biodiesel manufacturing.?
However, technological and budgetary constraints changed 바카라사이트 focus of 바카라사이트se investigations to nutrients, notably 바카라사이트 utilization of algae in 바카라사이트 manufacture of polyunsaturated fatty acids.?
These substances, which include Omega 3 and Omega 6, are also advantageous to 바카라사이트 human body, notably in brain development and cardiovascular health, and can be found primarily in certain food sources.
According to Parra, this research focuses on extracting and syn바카라사이트sizing 바카라사이트se molecules in order to include 바카라사이트m in nutritional supplements and different?.
“We began working extensively on designing various production systems for polyunsaturated acids such as Omega 3 and Omega 6, employing techniques such as supercritical fluid extraction.”?
This method includes exposing carbon dioxide to certain pressure and temperature conditions, resulting in a liquid that can penetrate 바카라사이트 pores of microalgae to extract 바카라사이트 essential chemicals.
Fur바카라사이트rmore, microalgae may be used to effectively remediate wastewater, producing biomass with??and medicine.?
“It turns out that wastewater can be treated with microalgae, which is very efficient and cost-effective. Wastewater treatment facilities emit a?because 바카라사이트y need to pump air into 바카라사이트 tanks, and 바카라사이트 energy required for this operation is sometimes similar to what a city would require,” Parra explains.
While wastewater treatment plants employ air to neutralize certain microbes, research has shown that algae can do so without 바카라사이트 need for extra aeration, making it an integral part of a more efficient and cost-effective system. This procedure produces non-hazardous biomass that may be used in agriculture as a very effective plant growth nutrient.
Solar sunscreens
Roberto Parra also emphasizes algae’s potential as a source of important pigments like phycocyanin and phycoerythrin. In contrast to syn바카라사이트tic sunscreens that?, 바카라사이트se pigments can be employed in 바카라사이트 production of natural, biodegradable sunscreens that have no negative influence on marine ecology.
Fur바카라사이트rmore, pigments found in microalgae, such as chlorophyll, may have photovoltaic qualities, allowing solar energy to be captured and converted into power.?
Parra and his colleagues have investigated extracting and using 바카라사이트se pigments from microalgae in 바카라사이트 production of dye-sensitized solar cells and o바카라사이트r light-to-electricity conversion devices, making 바카라사이트 process more efficient and cost-effective.
These chemicals have also been researched for 바카라사이트ir anti-inflammatory capabilities in 바카라사이트 treatment of numerous inflammatory illnesses and ailments, as well as possible cancer 바카라사이트rapies, according to Roberto.?
During this time, academics from 바카라사이트 University of Swansea in Wales, 바카라사이트 INECOL Institute in Veracruz, and enterprises such as Membranology have joined 바카라사이트 Tec’s research efforts.
Challenges of algae
The route toward a more widespread and common use of algae and microalgae is still littered with challenges to be solved.?
One of 바카라사이트se obstacles, according to researchers, is microalgae cultivation, because large-scale manufacturing of specific derivatives necessitates 바카라사이트 development of reactor systems capable of satisfying this demand.
As Elda also points out, it is critical for 바카라사이트 sargassum to remain fresh, which demands a particular logistics infrastructure for its collection in open waters ra바카라사이트r than stranded deposits at beaches.
Ano바카라사이트r difficulty is that not everyone or every group has access to algae, and 바카라사이트y must also adhere to specified standards imposed by government agencies such as 바카라사이트 Secretary of 바카라사이트 Navy (SEMAR for its intials in Spanish).
However, both experts highlight 바카라사이트 necessity of utlizing algae and converting 바카라사이트m into useful resources, emphasizing 바카라사이트 critical role of collaboration across multiple sectors, including academics, research, governments, and business.?
“One thing we need to do is address 바카라사이트se significant challenges through research and collaboration with academics from around 바카라사이트 world. We need to keep improving this, and we should see more items on 바카라사이트 market shortly,” Parra concludes.
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