Novel photobioreactor for sustainable high value chemical production

该项目将寻求开发一种新型的光生物反应器（PBR），用于从微藻雨生红球藻（Haemotococcus pluvialis）中工业化生产虾青素。该生物反应器的设计和技术将基于Aragreen（英国）有限公司开发的300升实验室规模模型。该生物反应器能够在英国的气候条件下有效运行，仅利用小的土地足迹，并且可以使用来自废水处理厂的处理水作为藻类生产的关键原料。该生产平台旨在从H.雨生藻类的价格与现有的合成来源相当，将提供一个新的工程解决方案，藻类生物质生产的工业化在theUK和，打开利用一个非常有价值的，但未开发的资源藻类生产的可能性：营养素（磷酸盐和硝酸盐）从英国的污水厂。全球对虾青素的需求不断增长，将为公司的产品组合扩展到从藻类生物质及其相关衍生物中提取的其他高价值化学品提供基础。

The project will seek to develop a novel photobioreactor (PBR) for the industrial productionof Astaxanthin from the micro-algae Haemotococcus pluvialis. The bioreactor design andtechnology, will be based on a 300l bench scale model developed by Aragreen (UK) Ltd. Itwill be capable of operating efficiently in the UK’s climate, will utilize only a small landfootprint and can be operable using treated water from waste water treatment works, as thekey feedstock in algae production. Such a production platform will aim to produce astaxanthinfrom H. pluvialis algae at a price point comparable with existing synthetic sources, wouldoffer a novel engineering solution to the industrialisation of algae biomass production in theUK and, open the possibility of utilising a hugely valuable but unexploited resource for algalproduction: nutrients (Phosphates & Nitrates) from the UK’s waste water plants. Rising globaldemand for astaxanthin, will provide the foundation for expanding the company’s productportfolio into additional high value chemicals derived from algae biomass and its associatedderivatives.