The project will focus on extraction and purification of protein from green biomasses, e.g. alfalfa and white clover. Various different methods, e.g. membrane technology, isoelectric precipitation, and/or ion exchange chromatography, can be applied for the purification of RuBisCO. The resulting protein will be evaluated for digestibility, biophysics, and/or functionality.
The student will be aligned with two postdocs and will learn extraction and purification methods, and methodologies relating to digestibility, biophysics, and/or functionality.
The student will also be aligned with a 10-15 people group working with alternative proteins and natural colorants, biorefinery, stability and application. Ad hoc supervision in the lab will be provided. At weekly meetings the student will present her/his work and discuss design of experiments, results and perspective of the work. The student will present her/his data at a midterm seminar.
The project is aligned to UN's SGD:
