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Address: 202 Splaiul Independentei, 060021 Bucharest, ROMANIA Phone: +40 21 3153299 Fax: +40 21 3123493 Website: www.icechim.ro ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

PROJECT LOCATION: Bucharest CET West Thermal Power Station Administrative region: RO321 - BUCHAREST BUDGET INFO: Total amount: € 1,099,548 EU Co-funding: 45.05% DURATION: Start: 22/09/2011 End: 31/08/2014 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 7 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 8 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

65,000 known algae species 2008 LIFE presentation 9 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

Sun ligh t Biological carbon sequestration, in particular the use of technologically adequate photosynthetic microalgae strains might be the most promising method for the mitigation of the CO 2 emissions in the energy sector, both from the cost of the environment point of view and from the high value added products obtained by processing of algal biomass. 2008 2008 LIFE presentation LIFE presentation 10 10 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 11 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 12 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

Market valorization of useful compounds Up-scale of technology for algal culture in photobioreactors Identification of optimal growth conditions to ensure an optimal doubling time of biomass, and a high quantity of metabolic products Selection of algal strains capable to syntezise significant quantities of high added value products (lipids, pigments, antioxidants, hydrocarbons) and with a high growt rate 2008 LIFE presentation 13 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 14 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

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BIOPRODUCTS FROM MICROALGAE Lipids as raw material for biofuels, horticultural oil sprays, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics Carotenoids Carotenoides for applications in health food, as antioxidants and yellow color material Fluorescent Pigments as natural dyes in human nutrition, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics Biopolymers as additives in agro-alimentary field, i.e thickening agent, surfactants in oil extraction and as anti-cancer agent 2008 LIFE presentation 16 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

LIFE presentation 17 17 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012

2008 LIFE presentation 18 ROMVIROTEC 2012 - International Exhibition for Environment Protection Technologies, Equipment, Recycling, and Alternative Energies , Bucharest, February 28 – March 2, 2012