Table 5
(continued)
Target
compound
Substrate
System/conditions
Downstream
processing
Production Scale
Market
situation
Algae
References
Fucoxanthin
carbohydrates
and proteins
with
antioxidant
activity
Mineral medium
culture
Vertical
photobioreactor,
400 L, outdoor
conditions
(1) SCF extraction
with CO
2 ,
(2) SCF extraction
with CO
2 /ethanol,
(3) pressurized
liquid extraction
(PLE) with
ethanol, (4) PLE
with pure water
Pilot scale
–
Isochrysis
galbana
Gilbert-López et al.
(2015)
Proteins
–
Horizontal tubular
photobioreactor,
2000 L, outdoor
conditions
Cell disruption by
enzymatic
treatment and
ultrafiltration/
diafiltration
Laboratory
–
Nannochloropsis
gaditana
Safi et al. (2017)
Biorefinery integration with other process
Residual
biomass
organic acids
and biogas
Lipids
(biodiesel)
Sugars
(bioethanol)
Mineral medium
culture
Mathematical model
developed in
MATLAB
Open pond,
environmental
conditions
Pre-treatment, cell
disruption,
supercritical
fluid
extraction
(SCF) with CO
2
and ethanol as a
co-solvent
Laboratory
Still not
economic
profitable
Chlorella
vulgaris
Albarelli et al.
(2017)
Lipids
(biodiesel)
Fatty acids
(food)
Proteins (feed)
Wastewater
Photobioreactors
and open ponds, the
LCA represents
100-ha facility
Membrane
filtration, hexane
extraction,
Demonstration
facility
Cellna’s Kona
Demonstration
Facility
Nannochloropsis
oceanica
Barr and Landis
(2017)
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