Innovative cultivation techniques are required for new circular economy applications that require cultivation of large surface areas of duckweed under indoor conditions. To increase duckweed cultivation area relative to floor space, multilayered cultivation systems have been developed. In these stacked systems, duckweed is cultivated on liquid medium, an approach inspired by the natural,...
Efficient extraction methods are required to maximize protein recovery from duckweed (L. minor) while preserving nutritional quality and functionality. The Institute of Food Technology at Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences compared ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE) and pulsed electric field-assisted extraction (PEF) with conventional alkaline–acidic extraction.
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Duckweeds have gained increasing attention as sustainable sources of bioactive compounds with promising applications in functional foods and nutraceuticals. This study comprehensively characterized the phenolic profiles of three duckweed species (Lemna minor, Lemna gibba, and Spirodela polyrhiza) using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry...
Duckweeds are gaining attention as sustainable nutrient-rich biomass due to their exceptional capacity to accumulate proteins and carbohydrates. However, maximizing biomass production alone does not guarantee the preservation of nutritional quality after harvest. This study investigated both cultivation and post-harvest processing conditions for three duckweed species (Lemna minor,...
