502
F. Md. Yusoff et al.
Table 19.6
Productivities of
β-carotene, zeaxanthin and canthaxanthin 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
Dunaliella
salina
β-carotene
Open
pond
Outdoor
–
–
–
200
Ben-Amotz (1999)
D. salina
β-carotene
Tubular
Outdoor
–
2
100
100
García-González
et al. (2005)
Dictyococcus
cinnabarinus
Canthaxanthin
–
Indoor
–
–
1.1
–
Nelis and De
Leenheer (1991)
Chlorella
zofingiensis
Canthaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
50
2.01
0.8
1.6
Pelah et al. (2004)
Canthaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
50
1.96
8.5
16.7
Canthaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
300
2.14
2.97
6.3
Canthaxanthin
Bubble
column
Indoor
300
2.18
3.66
8.0
D. salina
Zeaxanthin
Flat plate Indoor
100
–
0.23
–
Jin et al. (2003)
Dunaliella
salina
zea1
(mutant)
Zeaxanthin
Flat plate Indoor
100
–
5.9
–
Chlorella
ellipsoidea
Zeaxanthin
–
Indoor
0
–
0.608
–
Koo et al. (2012)