Algoland - Algal Solutions for Air, Water, Industry and Society
Our research group studies the capacity of microalgae to purify air and water, produce energy and biomass and contribute to sustainable societal development.
Our Research
The Algoland team, led by Elin Lindehoff and Catherine Legrand, operates a series of research projects that explore sustainable, algae-based solutions to societal challenges. Starting at Linnaeus University, we have branched out to form myriad industry – municipal – academia partnerships, with a network that stretches further each year. We also have an extensive science outreach program for teaching the community about the importance of algae in society.
Our research addresses global environmental problems at a local level:
- Use of fossil fuels
- Climate change
- CO2 emissions
- Polluted water
- Eutrophication
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Publications
Our Research – in pictures
Academia and Industry partnerships. Algoland Inauguration Day at the Degerhamn Cementa plant. Catherine Legrand (Professor in Marine Biology, Algoland PI) and Claes Kollberg, Cementa plant manager, Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. Academia and Industry working together to find sustainable solutions.
Elin Lindehoff
Microalgae – tiny heroes of the sea. Accounting for 40-80% of the world’s oxygen, microalgae have the potential to mitigate CO2 emissions from harmful polluters like the cement industry, as well as take up excess nutrients that cause eutrophication in the sea. The algal biomass that is produced can then be turned into valuable bioproducts.
Lina Mattsson
Cleaning the Water. Raceway ponds at the Moskogen landfill are filled with leachate water, whose excess nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) are used to grow algae. Gas is pumped in from the Kalmar Energi heating company nearby to expedite the growing process.
Lina Mattsson
Cleaning the water - Valorization of biomass. Algoland research activities yield and algal biomass product that can be used as animal feed, supplements, fertilizers, biofuels.
Lina Mattsson
Lina Mattsson
Cleaning the water - Mussel farming. Mussels grow in coastal areas and can act as a nutrient sink in the Baltic Sea with no added resources. Mussels filter seawater to obtain their natural food of choice: microalgae.
Kimberly Berglöf
Kimberly Berglöf
Projects
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Project: Algoland – Cleaning the air The Algoland project - Cleaning the air finds sustainable solutions to societal challenges. With Linnaeus University at its core, Algoland encompasses a community…
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Project: Algoland – Cleaning the water The Algoland project finds sustainable solutions to societal challenges. With Linnaeus University at its core, Algoland encompasses a community of knowledge from…
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Project: Algoland – Mussel farming and sustainable feed from algae and mussels The Algoland project "Mussel farming and sustainable feed from algae and mussels" finds sustainable solutions to societal…
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Project: Facilitating blue growth with open courses by utilizing R&D products and virtual mobility (FOCUS) FOCUS aims to enable the exchange of knowledge and transfer of good practice from the R&D…
A film about Algoland
The Algoland Team
- Elin Lindehoff Associate Professor
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- Catherine Legrand Professor
- +46 480-44 73 09
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- Hanna Farnelid Associate professor
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- Lina Mattsson
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- Fredrik Svensson Laboratory engineer
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- Thi Quyen Nham Doctoral student
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- Caroline Littlefield Karlsson Project assistent
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- Laura Bas Conn Laboratory engineer
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- Joacim Rosenlund Senior lecturer
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- Magnus Elfwing Lecturer
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- Kristofer Bergström Project assistent
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Awards