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Congratulations to Jack Prendeville and co-authors on the paper "Comparative Evaluation of Methods for Protein Extraction from Duckweed Biomass", published @springernature.com Food and Bioprocess Technology.
This work is part of the #DuckFeedProject funded by DAFM.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Comparative Evaluation of Methods for Protein Extraction from Duckweed Biomass - Food and Bioprocess Technology
Duckweed is a promising source of plant protein, but extraction performance depends strongly on the processing strategy. This study compared four fixed-condition protein extraction protocols for dried...
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October 16, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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🎉 Happy faces as two of the #DuckFeedProject team graduated at @ucc.ie today! Many congratulations to Cian on graduating for his PhD and Leah who finished her MSc!
Cian and Leah on either side of Prof. Marcel Jansen after their graduation at University college Cork.
June 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Yesterday we gathered at Teagasc Ashtown for our #DuckFeedProject meeting.
Participants summarised their achievements so far, and discussions focused on future perspectives.
Keep an eye on our website if you want to know what's going on!
www.ucc.ie/en/duckfeed/
People are seated around a large meeting table, many with laptops in front of them, while a presenter stands next to a big screen showing a slide "Duck-Feed consortium meeting - April 27, 2026"
April 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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🎄Wishing everyone a sustainable Christmas🎄
With the very best wishes for 2026 from all at @sustainable-plants.bsky.social
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Drawing of a Christmas tree with coloured baubles, lighted candles and wrapped presents underneath. The green of the tree is patterned with duckweed.
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Something exciting is coming!!
#duckweed #DuckFeedProject
Poster announcing Futureville Ireland Series 2. 7 PM on 11, 12, 13 November on RTE ONE
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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A male and a female Mallard duck 'grazing' on a pond of #Duckweed near Kinnego Marina, Lurgan, County Armagh.
No chance of these two going hungry for a while!!
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Male and a female Mallard duck 'grazing' on a pond of duckweed.
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Last week we attended European Duckweed Network Workshop "From pond to plate-advancing water lentils as novel food" in Ghent,Belgium. Presentations, posters and a field trip to a pilot facility made for a very interesting #duckweed day. #DuckFeedProject
thecharmofduckweed.org/edn-workshop
Our IMPRESS PhD student next to her poster presenting her work on "Fish Filleting (Waste)Water: Exploring Duckweed for Remediation and Resource Recovery" at the European Duckweed Network Workshop in Ghent, Belgium. Prof. Marcel Jansen presenting his work at the European Duckweed Network Workshop in Ghent. Duckweed pilot facility
October 31, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Flashback: Last June the #DuckFeedProject was represented at Ultrasonics2025 by some of our students, presenting the work on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of #duckweed protein extraction.
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Two people stand alongside a poster presenting their work on the evaluation of ultrasound-assisted extraction techniques for duckweed protein.
October 6, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A big step towards #CircularEconomy and #Sustainability: Ongoing upscaling work at @uccresearch.bsky.social on replacing hydroponics-based #duckweed growth medium (L) with novel dairy soiled wastewater (R) to produce high value #AlternativeProtein crop.
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Medium-scale duckweed growth facilities. Two rectangular white and blue pool liners under a polytunnel cover are filled with a layer of floating duckweed plants. On the left a sieve is leaning on the edge of the pond, containing harvested duckweed. There is a slight colour difference between the duckweed in both ponds.
August 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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A presentation on the extraction of protein from #duckweed biomass rounded off the talks at the Lemnaceae workshop before the final discussion session and a tour of the facilities.
Looking back on a successful day discussing current duckweed research and its future potential.
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A presenter stands next to the presentation screen. Prominent is the heading "Protein Extraction From Fresh Biomass".
April 30, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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☀️Today Mt Lucas Visitor Centre (Offaly) hosts international experts to discuss current duckweed research & applications as well as future perspectives for #duckweed to contribute to a sustainable future. Even the weather cooperated. #DuckFeedProject @IMPRESS_EU
#irishbioeconomy
A group of people are arranged outside on the steps by the Mount Lucas Visitor Centre (Co. Offaly). They are smiling towards the camera. Behind the group a few small trees with fresh green leaves, and a blue sky.
April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Another great talk at the #duckweed workshop in Mt Lucas (Offaly) explained the work on
growing duckweed on farm wastewaters, uptake of P and N and remediating the wastewater in the process. #DuckFeedProject
A man stands next to the presentation screen addressing the audience.
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Today at the workshop "Lemnaceae: roots, nutrient uptake and the circular economy" in Mt Lucas (Co. Offaly): Dr Neil Coughlan presents his work on indoor #duckweed growing systems.
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April 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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On the Duck-Feed blog:
"Fertilisers, the circular economy and duckweed": An overview of what duckweed can contribute to a circular process for fertiliser resources:
www.ucc.ie/en/duckfeed/...
#DuckFeedProject #Irishbioeconomy #CircularEconomy
Bright green duckweed fronds floating in a petri dish
April 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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It must be Spring - developing frog spawn float beneath the first duckweed plants to appear in the water channels at Brackagh Moss, in County Armagh.
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Developing frogspawn in water with a few bright green duckweed plants floating on it.
April 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Yesterday our student presented her work on "Evaluation of the microbial risk associated with duckweed use for feed applications following cultivation on farmyard wastewater" at #microbio25 session "From Microbes to Meals" #DuckFeedProject @uccmicrobiology.bsky.social @microbiologysociety.org
A student behind a lectern presents her work. Beside her a large screen showing the talk's title: "Evaluation of the microbial risk associated with duckweed use for feed applications following cultivation on farmyard wastewater" Speaker beside a presentation screen showing a schematic representation of the Duck-Feed Project
April 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Fantastic opportunity to present #DuckFeedProject @agriculture_ie and #Azbio @Researchirel @EPAResearchNews research at @uccBEES Grand Challenges: Plant Science Workshop
Display of duckweed and azolla plants to explain the work on our projects
March 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Safely transforming wastewaters into protein resources? #DuckFeedProject investigates duckweed growth on agri wastewaters for animal feed applications.
Leah Bannon presents her MSc research on bacterial safety of #duckweed grown on dairy & abattoir sources today at #Environ2025
Lecture room with rows of chairs facing two presentation screens Leah stands beside a poster of the ESAI at the ENVIRON 2025 conference in advance of her talk
March 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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"Fast-growing duckweed can go from garden menace to nutritional dish":
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#duckweed #DuckFeedProject
Fast-growing duckweed can go from garden menace to nutritional dish
The plant multiplies quickly, is rich in vitamins, and eaten across Asia. Why isn’t it on supermarket shelves?
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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Delighted to start the new year with a new paper for the #DuckFeedProject: Optimisation of Dairy Soiled Water as a Novel Duckweed Growth Medium mdpi.com/3118086
#duckweed #sustainability #plantscience
Optimisation of Dairy Soiled Water as a Novel Duckweed Growth Medium
As a result of intensive agriculture, large quantities of liquid wastewaters are produced. Dairy soiled water (DSW) is produced in large volumes during the milking process of cattle. It comprises esse...
www.mdpi.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM