A Slimy Marine Organism Fit for Biofuel and Salmon Feed

It sounds too good to be true: a common marine species that consumes microorganisms and can be converted into much-needed feed for salmon or a combustible biofuel for filling petrol tanks. And it can be cultivated in vast amounts: 200 kg per square metre of ocean surface area.

Tunicates (ciona intestinalis) is the name of this unexpected source of such rich potential. The species is the starting point for a research-based innovation project being carried out by researchers and innovation specialists in Bergen. The idea was hatched by a group of researchers at the University of Bergen and Uni Research.

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Tags: cellulose, omega-3, bioethanol, oceans, cultivation, sugars, biomass, protein

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ScienceDaily, 2ß13-06-26.

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Bergen Teknologioverføring (BTO)
The Research Council of Norway
Uni Research (Bergen)
University of Bergen

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