In addition to its efforts to combat climate change, Thailand is promoting an economic policy (2021-2026) called “Biocirculation Green,” which aims to balance “an economy that can respond to global challenges” and “increasing the market value of agribusiness through innovative technologies,” in line with the “Thailand 4.0” national vision formulated in 2015 to break out of the middle-income status quo. We are promoting an economic policy (2021-2026). In addition, with the goal of becoming a leader in the “bio-circulation green” economy in ASEAN by 2027, we are working to strengthen the competitiveness of the target industries through industry-government-academia collaboration.
Uxmatoxa, a freshwater floating aquatic plant that has long been consumed as a common foodstuff in Thailand, is a plant that can grow using industrial wastewater as a nutrient, grows quickly, has high biomass production capacity and carbon dioxide fixation capability, and can be used as a biomass fuel and alternative material for petroleum-based products. By utilizing them as biomass fuels and alternative materials for petroleum-based products, energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced without impeding economic growth, thereby contributing to the promotion of a “bio-cycle green” economy.
This cooperation will be carried out in Thailand through the establishment of a research center for the study of Uximum holobiont resources, the creation of a collection of Uximum holobiont (by searching for and combining microorganisms that promote the enhancement of Uximum holobiont functions), the development of technology to enhance the functions of Uximum holobiont and technology to produce valuable products (biofuel, bioplastics, animal feed, functional foods), the development of water purification systems using Uximum holobiont, and the dissemination of these developed technologies. The Center’s research activities will be continued and developed, and the research will be applied to other biological resources as well, through the development of technologies for the production of valuable products (biofuel, bioplastics, livestock feed, functional foods), the development of water purification systems using Uximum holobiont, and activities to disseminate these developed technologies. The Center’s research activities will continue to develop and expand, and its research will be applied to other biological resources as well, contributing to the promotion of a bio-circulating green economy.
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