Solazyme, Inc.

Terravia Holdings, Inc.

Upm Plywood Oy

Upm-Kymmene Wood Oy

Jani Kiuru

Jeffrey Jacob Cernohous

Ali Harlin

Jaakko Pere

Adam R Pawloski

John Piechocki

Tiina Liitiä

Adrienne McKee

Christiane Laine

Anna-Stiina Jääskeläinen

Sonia Sousa

Kalle Nättinen

Simo Koponen

Anna Koski

Pasi Marttila

Juha-Pekka Luukkainen

Saija Korpijaakko

Riku Härkönen

Provided are biomass-based materials and valuable uses of microalgal biomass including: (i) acetylation of microalgal biomass to produce a material useful in the production of thermoplastics; (ii) use of triglyceride containing microalgal biomass for production of thermoplastics; (iii) combination of microalgal biomass and at least one type of plant polymer to produce a material useful in the production of thermoplastics; (iv) anionization of microalgal biomass to form a water absorbant material; (v) cationization of microalgal biomass, and optional flocculation, to form a water absorbant material; (vi) crosslinking of anionized microalgal biomass; (vii) carbonization of microalgal biomass; and (viii) use of microalgal biomass in the making of paper.

Algal thermoplastics, thermosets, paper, adsorbants and absorbants

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Espoo, Finland

Jani Kiuru