Projet SEACHEM (Horizon Europe, appel à projets 2021)
Action : Doctoral Networks
Panel : Information Science and Engineering
Statut du projet : SIGNED

SeaChem will provide high-level R&D training for early-stage researchers in the emerging field of marine biomass production. By addressing hot issues in offshore seaweed cultivation and its application as a source of renewables, Seachem will take away current hurdles for its wide adoption in the EU. Concurrently, the interdisciplinary SeaChem network (composed of academia, industry and sector organisations) and the variety of scientific disciplines integrated into the SeaChem R&D scheme, guarantees a multidisciplinary formation of the 10 next-generation highly-trained doctoral candidates. The main SeaChem R&D objectives are indeed spread over construction engineering (development of stainless steel offshore structures), biology (optimal conditions for seaweed cultivation) and chemical engineering (intensified extraction of valuable compounds). By the combination of state-of-the-art research topics with multiple transferrable and social skills training events, SeaChem will ensure the broad scientific and personal development of the doctoral candidates. The high societal and economic relevance of this field is supported by the ever increasing societal pressure for the development of renewable resources, also relieving the dependency of the EU on imported (fossil) raw materials. The growing worldwide market in renewable and sustainable products is driving this economic sector and is already creating a large need of highly-skilled professionals, hence ensuring a myriad of job opportunities for the doctoral candidates.

Mots clés : seaweed, stainless steel structures, chemical extraction, enzymatic extraction, life cycle assessment

Participants :
- Inagro (Belgium) (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université d'Anvers (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 0.0 €
- Antwerp Maritime Academy (Belgique) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 262620.0 €
- De blauwe cluster (Belgique) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Iss ínclita seaweed solutions, lda (Portugal) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- KU Leuven (Belgique) — Coordinator, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 787860.0 €
- Aperam stainless France (France) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Daithi O’Murchu Marine Research Station (Irlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 286488.0 €
- Sharkey predictim globe (France) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- C-cube international bv (Pays-Bas) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Institut de la corrosion (France) — Partner, beneficiary, Recherche, subvention : 557063.44 €
- Union internat tuberculose maladie respi (France) — Partner, associated partner, Autres, subvention : 0.0 €
- Université de Copenhague (Danemark) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 301788.0 €
- Université nationale d'Irlande à Galway (Irlande) — Partner, beneficiary, Enseignement supérieur ou secondaire, subvention : 572976.0 €
- Fundacion centro tecnologico acuicultura de andalucia (Espagne) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Pure algae denmark aps (Danemark) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €
- Research Institutes of Sweden (Suède) — Partner, associated partner, Recherche, subvention : 0.0 €
- Uk mainstream renewable power limited (Royaume-Uni) — Partner, associated partner, Organismes privés (hors enseignement), subvention : 0.0 €