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Algae biomass produced at Swedish paper mill
bio-based fuel at a pulp and paper mill.
A “It´s a unique project that can
give us some insights of how a future biobased society can look like,” said Magnus Persson, Innovati on Advisor at The Paper Province. The project – called Bäckhammars Algbruk – was opened by Kenneth Johansson, Governor of Värmland County. Green microalgae are grown with sunlight as energy source. Carbon dioxide from the mill’s fl ue is fi xed by the algae while excess heat from the water treatment plant is used to keep the culti vati on at a suitable temperature. The algae is provided with water and nutrients from the bio sludge from the mill and other nutrient sources are tested for this purpose. The project goal is to produce algae biomass in a sustainable way with the help of resources from the pulp and paper mill at Nordic Paper Bäckhammar and to extract
pilot facility has been inaugurated in Sweden in which microalgae is grown to produce
Pulp Paper & Logistics
Start of a bio-based society: inauguration of the microalgae project at Nordic Paper Bäckhammar by Kenneth Johansson, Governor of Värmland County. Below: small beginnings
bio oil for analysis of usability. The bio oil can later be refi ned into biodiesel, plasti cizers, bioplasti cs and lubricants. Theoreti cally, 8kg of algae per square metre a year can be produced in Sweden. The resources at Nordic Paper Bäckhammar are enough for 500 tons of algae or 150 tons of oil
yearly, based on phosphorus as the limiti ng nutrient. The project is part of a three-
year research project led by SP Technical Research Insti tute of Sweden with the help of The Paper Province, Nordic Paper Bäckhammar and 11 other partners from industry, academy and society. The project is
fi nanced by Vinnova, Å-Forsk and Region Värmland. More informati on from Magnus
Persson, Innovati on Advisor, The Paper Province. Tel: 46 70 342 79 41. Email:
m.persson@
paperprovince.com
July/August 2014
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