The 3D-printed bioreactor enables the environmentally friendly cultivation of microalgae in aquacultures to feed the fish living there and is supplied from the wastewater of the fish tanks. With this concept, they produce algae that not only have a negative carbon footprint but incorporate circular economy principles by using nutrient-rich aquaculture waste as a natural fertilizer. Thanks to its unique design, it is also significantly smaller than conventional reactors.
The TUM team has an interdisciplinary background, as Kaung Myat is studying Management and Innovation M.Sc., Olesia Omelko holds a Master's in Biochemistry, and Andrea Vasquez is working at TUM Venture Labs as an AI Pipeline Manager for AI+MUNICHare. Their Airgae project is momentarily in the ideation phase.
The European 3D Printing Challenge finals of Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) took place on 27 October 2023. The evening was hosted by Dr. Fang Li from HNU and Dr. Sascha Schwarz from Venture Lab Additive Manufacturing; Christina Kwade sat on the jury for TUM.Additive.
Links:
www.3d-druck-challenge.de