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Table 2 Process step times in CPE columns with a volume of 244 mL and 5 L

From: Techno-economic analysis of a new downstream process for the production of astaxanthin from the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis

 

Vcolumn/L

F/mL min−1

Vinj/mL

tfilling/min

tequilibration/min

tswitch/min

tfractioning/min

tcleaning/min

textraction/min

CPE, Vinj = 240 mL

0.244

40

240

6.1

6.1

7.27

6.1

6.1

31.67

Industrial scenario

5

820

4918

6.1

6.1

7.27

6.1

0

25.57