BioEcoTech Research Cluster

Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, Recycling, Bioproducts

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BioEcoTech Research Cluster

Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, Recycling, Bioproducts

welcome to

BioEcoTech Research Cluster

Decarbonization, Resource Recovery, Recycling, Bioproducts

Algae Bioprospecting

We engage in algae bioprospecting, starting from sample collection of indigenous algal strains, followed by their isolation, identification, and characterization to select elite strains for industrial and environmental applications.

Biotransformation of Biomass to Bioproducts

We develop multiproduct biorefinery routes for biotransformation of algae biomass to bioproducts including bioplastics, biofertilizers/biostimulants, alternative nutrition media and industrial enzymes.

Our Focus

Algae-based resource recovery & recycling

Developing algae-based carbon-neutral processes for resource recovery/recycling, resource conservation, and rehabilitation of degraded/poor soils.

Harnessing algae for food security

We focus on harnessing algae species for food, feed, and functional foods to cope with climate change triggered food security challenges.

Biomass to clean energy

We develop and optimize process for producing low-cost plant/algae biomass for clean energy via thermochemical & biological process, while keeping the water-energy-environment-food nexus sustainable

Our Partners & Collaborators

Assessment of molecular and metabolic traits of a newly isolated Spirulina platensis BERC15 in a low-cost cultivation alternative for its use as functional food

Pharmaceutical and neutraceutical potential of cyanobacteria

Appraisal of wastewater-grown biomass of Leptochloa fusca to produce bioenergy and biochemicals through pyrolysis, TG-FTIR-GCMS, and machine learning tools

Wastewater-Grown Algal Biomass as Carbon-neutral, Renewable, and Low Water Footprint Feedstock for Clean Energy and Bioplastics

Impact of seasons and wastewater cultivation on the biomass and biodiesel production by the Plectonema terebrans BERC10 as a candidate for a multiproduct algal biorefinery