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Table 3 Injected amount of biomass, extracted amount of oleoresin and astaxanthin and required number of CPE units in a 24 h and 330 days operation schedule

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

 

textraction/min

Injections in 24 h

Biomass injected in

Oleoresin extracted in

Astaxanthin extracted

CPE units

24 h/kg

330 days/kg

24 h/kg

330 days/kg

24 h/g

330 days/kg

CPE, Vinj = 240 mL

31.67

45

0.35

117

0.16

52

15.8

5.2

85.7

Industrial scenario

25.57

56

9.01

2974

4.02

1325

402

132.5

2.9