Development of an industrial process for the mixotrophic production of bio-dyes / proteins from microalgae using carbonaceous residues and propane-based extraction processes

objectives:

• Development of an integrated process for the industrial production of bio-dyes / proteins for the food and feed sector from mixotrophically produced algae biomass (microalgae / cyanobacteria) in large-volume photobioreactors using residues containing C (glycerol, xylose, etc.)

• Modeling of laboratory processes (consumption C-source, growth parameters, nutrient consumption)

• Process development for the extraction of valuable materials (phycobilins, fucoxanthin, etc.) using supercritical propane

• Waste recycling, economic evaluation of the production and downstream processes