{"id":3511,"date":"2021-05-18T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/?p=3511"},"modified":"2021-05-18T13:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T13:23:13","slug":"osc-current-april-2021-the-potential-of-seaweed-sabrena-mackenzie-co-founder-of-seachange-biochemistry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oceansupercluster.ca\/fr\/osc-current-april-2021-the-potential-of-seaweed-sabrena-mackenzie-co-founder-of-seachange-biochemistry\/","title":{"rendered":"OSC Current April 2021 – The Potential of Seaweed – Sabrena MacKenzie, Co-Founder of SeaChange Biochemistry"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The global seaweed industry is vast, diverse, and is experiencing consistent and significant growth. Within the last decade, global annual harvests of seaweed increased from 19 million metric tonnes in 2010 to 36 million metric tonnes in 2018.<\/p>\n

Although production and consumption are\u00a0currently<\/span>\u00a0driven by countries within Asia, demand across the globe for increased seaweed consumption, production, and use is growing. This market growth creates a lot of economic opportunity.<\/p>\n

Seaweed is one of the largest under exploited resources on the planet, certainly in Canada. Seaweed is known to have an abundance of macronutrients, micronutrients, and vitamins which makes it a superfood. Extracts from seaweed are utilized in the food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical industries and have been shown to have numerous health benefits.<\/p>\n

One of the most powerful aspects of seaweed is that it can be used in so many different industries. This gives us many opportunities to make a difference. For example, 8 million tons of plastic is thrown into the ocean annually. Using a biodegradable seaweed based alternative is a powerful way to reduce the pollution that is choking our oceans. Seaweed also acts as an underwater carbon sink by absorbing carbon dioxide from the water and releasing oxygen, helping to reduce ocean acidification.<\/p>\n

In the era of climate change, seaweed is both an environmental solution to protect our marine ecosystem as well as an economic opportunity. However, harnessing the full environmental benefits of seaweed while enjoying increased economic opportunity requires a change in thinking.<\/p>\n

In the past, the model of using bio-based resources has been unsustainable. One biomass. One process. One product. This generates a lot of waste, uses resources in a wasteful manner and is a lost economic opportunity. The destructive nature of traditional extraction processes makes it impossible to extract more than one value stream which keeps the cost of production high.<\/p>\n

Sustainable use of valuable natural resources needs to be at the core of all bio- based business models, not an afterthought.<\/p>\n

With this model, SeaChange Biochemistry has designed a unique biorefinery process to simultaneously produce four high value chemicals from a single seaweed species. One biomass. One process. Multiple products. No waste. The biorefinery model inherently produces pure chemicals without the expense of additional processing steps.<\/p>\n

This innovation doubles output and reduces production costs by 50%, generates high margins, produces the highest quality products, eliminates waste, and has a positive environmental impact.<\/p>\n

Both our biorefinery process and our products have multiple positive environmental impacts. We use a sustainable feedstock, and we use it all, nothing is wasted. Green chemistry is the foundation of our process, We do not use toxic solvents and we generate no hazardous waste.<\/p>\n

It is our intention to demonstrate that you can build a highly profitable, scalable, business based on responsible use of ocean resources right here in Canada. We hope to spark the growth of a sustainable seaweed industry here which has widespread environmental and economic impact. Everybody wins.<\/p>\n

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Sabrena MacKenzie, Co-Foudner of SeaChange Biochemistry<\/p>\n

Le potentiel des algues marines<\/strong><\/p>\n

L\u2019industrie mondiale des algues marines est vaste, diversifi\u00e9e et elle conna\u00eet une forte croissance constante. Au cours de la derni\u00e8re d\u00e9cennie, les r\u00e9coltes annuelles mondiales d\u2019algues sont pass\u00e9es de 19 millions de tonnes m\u00e9triques en 2010 \u00e0 36\u00a0millions de tonnes m\u00e9triques en 2018.<\/p>\n

Bien que les pays de l\u2019Asie donnent le ton \u00e0 la production et \u00e0 la consommation des algues marines, on constate une demande accrue dans le monde entier pour leur consommation, leur production et leur utilisation. Ainsi, de grandes possibilit\u00e9s \u00e9conomiques d\u00e9coulent de cette croissance du march\u00e9.<\/p>\n

Les algues marines constituent l\u2019une des plus grandes ressources sous-exploit\u00e9es sur la plan\u00e8te, et certainement au Canada. Les algues marines sont connues pour contenir une abondance de macronutriments, de vitamines et de micronutriments. Cela en fait donc un superaliment. Les industries alimentaire, cosm\u00e9tique et pharmaceutique utilisent des extraits d\u2019algues marines, car ils apportent de nombreux bienfaits d\u00e9montr\u00e9s pour la sant\u00e9.<\/p>\n

L\u2019un des aspects les plus puissants au sujet des algues marines, c\u2019est que de nombreuses industries peuvent s\u2019en servir. Cela nous donne donc de nombreuses occasions de faire une diff\u00e9rence. Par exemple, on \u00e9value que 8 millions de tonnes de plastique sont jet\u00e9es dans l\u2019oc\u00e9an chaque ann\u00e9e. Le recours \u00e0 des solutions de rechange bas\u00e9es sur des algues biod\u00e9gradables constitue alors une excellente fa\u00e7on de r\u00e9duire la pollution qui \u00e9touffe nos oc\u00e9ans. En absorbant le dioxyde de carbone de l\u2019eau et en lib\u00e9rant de l\u2019oxyg\u00e8ne tout en contribuant \u00e0 r\u00e9duire l\u2019acidification des oc\u00e9ans, les algues marines agissent \u00e9galement de puits de carbone sous-marins.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 l\u2019\u00e8re des changements climatiques, les algues marines sont \u00e0 la fois une solution environnementale qui vient prot\u00e9ger notre \u00e9cosyst\u00e8me marin et apporter des occasions commerciales. L\u2019exploitation de tous les bienfaits environnementaux des algues marines tout en profitant d\u2019une augmentation d\u2019occasions commerciales n\u00e9cessite toutefois un changement de mentalit\u00e9.<\/p>\n

On a vu par le pass\u00e9 que le mod\u00e8le d\u2019utilisation de bioressources est non durable. Une biomasse. Un processus. Un produit. Cette fa\u00e7on de faire g\u00e9n\u00e8re beaucoup de d\u00e9chets, gaspille les ressources et repr\u00e9sente une perte d\u2019occasions commerciales. La nature destructrice des proc\u00e9d\u00e9s traditionnels ne permet pas l\u2019extraction de plus d\u2019un flux de valeur; ce qui entra\u00eene in\u00e9vitablement des co\u00fbts de production \u00e9lev\u00e9s.<\/p>\n

L\u2019utilisation durable des pr\u00e9cieuses ressources naturelles doit \u00eatre au c\u0153ur de tous les mod\u00e8les d\u2019entreprise bio, et non une pr\u00e9occupation secondaire.<\/p>\n

En se fondant sur ce mod\u00e8le, SeaChange Biochemistry a con\u00e7u un processus de bioraffinerie unique qui permet de produire simultan\u00e9ment quatre produits chimiques de grande valeur \u00e0 partir d\u2019une seule esp\u00e8ce d\u2019algue marine. Une biomasse. Un processus. Plusieurs produits. Pas de d\u00e9chets. Le mod\u00e8le de bioraffinerie produit intrins\u00e8quement des substances chimiques pures sans engager des frais entra\u00een\u00e9s par des \u00e9tapes de traitement suppl\u00e9mentaires.<\/p>\n

Cette innovation permet de doubler la production<\/em>\u00a0et de r\u00e9duire les co\u00fbts de production de 50 %, elle g\u00e9n\u00e8re des marges \u00e9lev\u00e9es,\u00a0<\/em>elle apporte des produits de la plus haute qualit\u00e9, elle \u00e9limine le gaspillage et elle apporte des r\u00e9percussions positives sur l\u2019environnement.<\/p>\n

Nos processus de bioraffinage et nos produits entra\u00eenent tous deux de multiples r\u00e9percussions positives sur l\u2019environnement. Nous utilisons ainsi des mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res renouvelables et nous les utilisons en entier, rien n\u2019est gaspill\u00e9. La chimie verte est la fondation de notre processus. Nous n\u2019utilisons pas de solvants toxiques et nous ne g\u00e9n\u00e9rons aucun d\u00e9chet dangereux.<\/p>\n

Nous avons l\u2019intention de d\u00e9montrer qu\u2019il est possible de b\u00e2tir une entreprise tr\u00e8s rentable et \u00e9volutive en se fondant sur l\u2019utilisation responsable des ressources des oc\u00e9ans ici m\u00eame au Canada. Nous esp\u00e9rons donc susciter ici la croissance d\u2019une industrie d\u2019algues marines durable, qui engendre des r\u00e9percussions positives du point de vue \u00e9conomique et environnemental. Tout le monde y gagne.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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