Result description
The SME Neoalgae has designed an eco-innovative and sustainable industrial bioprocess for obtaining Omega-3 and Astaxanthin using marine microalgae as a natural source. This system is the answer to the growing demand in Omega-3 and Astaxanthin, especially in nutraceutical, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications. With the new process, production of Omega-3 and Astaxanthin will not affect marine resources. Both products will be free of pollutants, without fishy aftertaste and odour free, apt for vegans, and with competitive and stable production costs. To achieve this objective a industrial plant has been designed, implemented and operated.
The industrial plant of about 1.500 m2 is composed by:
- Technical area that comprises the laboratory for the biological supervision of the plant, the extractions laboratory, the office and the storehouse.
- Greenhouse that comprises: a raw water conditioning system, a culture medium preparation system, a scaling-up system, the down-stream system, the extraction system and two different culture areas: one for the production of Omega-3 (700 m2) and the other for the production of Astaxanthin (200 m2). It is important that both culture areas should be well defined and differentiated, because the different strains of microalgae have different requirements. Both microalgae culture areas include columnar photo-bioreactors, and controlled raceways
Currently, the industrial plant han been increased with a cosmetic laboratory and new equipments in order to increase the production and the product portfolio of NEOALGAE.
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- Business partners – SMEs, Entrepreneurs, Large Corporations
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- Other Actors who can help us fulfil our market potential
Result submitted to Horizon Results Platform by NEOALGAE MICRO SEAWEEDS PRODUCTS SL