Department Blue Bioindustry

Advances in materials science, microbiology and an improved understanding of the interactions of the different fields spread into offshore applications, aquaculture, technologies for biological energy generation and bioremediation. The Department Blue Bioindustry explores such aspects of bioengineering on marine environments.

Properties of coatings, chemicals and organisms such as invasive species impact the native ecosystem. In the marine energy sector, for example, interactions of aquatic organisms with artifical surfaces and materials or the release of chemical compounds are therefore relevant for the planning, maintenance and re-construction of installations at sea.

Microbial fuel cells in the aquatic field provide solutions for diverse biotechnological challenges. In the marine realm, the increasing demand for energizing long term observations in the sea has led to exploit novel durable power sources. The BMFC can provide power for applications on the sea floor because it operates at the interface of water and sediment. But BMFC can not only generate power, but can also be used in the bioremediation of sediments and for the treatment of sewage and waste products of aquaculture. [Read more about Benthic microbial fuel cells ...]