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Table 19.3
Astaxanthin productivity under different types of reactor and culture conditions in previous studies
Microalgae
Pigment
Type of
reactor
Indoor or
outdoor
Light
intensity
Aerial biomass
production
(g-DW m −2
day −1
)
Contents
(mg-Pigment/g-DW)
Aerial pigment
production
(mg-Pigment
m −2
day −1
)
References
Haematococcus
pluvialis
Astaxanthin
AGM
system
Outdoor
–
11.0
29.00
319
Olaizola (2000)
H. pluvialis,
CCAP 34/8
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
500
14.7
2.13
31
García-Malea
et al. (2009)
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
500
22.2
0.06
1
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
500
24.7
0.08
2
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
500
25.5
0.08
2
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
750
18.4
2.61
48
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
750
29.7
0.14
4
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
750
25.5
0.08
2
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
750
27.2
0.08
2
Astaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
1000
17.6
2.80
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