Antoinette Kazbar

Antoinette Kazbar is an Associate Professor in Bio Process Engineering, focusing on sustainable bioprocessing and biorefinery technologies. She leads research on eutectic solvent applications for extracting bioactive compounds from marine organisms like microalgae and brown seaweed. Her work emphasizes optimizing biomass productivity, photobioreactor systems under diverse light conditions, and green chemistry methods.

She collaborates with experts such as René Wijffels and Marcel Eppink, advancing projects like IMPACT: Innovative Meat Protein Alternatives and DES BLUES, which aim to develop cost-effective protein extraction methods and sustainable biorefinery processes. Kazbar co-supervises multiple PhD students, including T. Rammelaere, D. Essers, and O. Elizondo Sada, whose research spans seaweed biorefinery and metabolomics.

Her publications (2024–2025) explore topics such as NADES-guided metabolomics, microalgae light utilization, and alginate isolation. Despite prolific output, no scientific awards are explicitly noted. She actively engages in media discussions about seaweed’s role in sustainable solutions, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary impact.