THE ROLE OF A PILOT INSTALLATION IN A YOUNG INDUSTRY Bert Lemmens
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAB Full scale PILOT 2
CHALLENGES IN THE ALGAE INDUSTRY Growth optimization Which algae cultivation system Growth medium Cheap harvesting recycle Drying processing Which products
LAB OR PILOT SCALE BOTH ARE NEEDED!!! Needs for the algae » Robust to weather changes » High productivity » Compatible with cultivation system » Pilot scale needed Compatible with harvesting system » Compatible with medium recycle system » Compatible with cell disruption method » Compatible with downstream processing » High troughput selection » High troughput optimization » Lab scale needed Fast testing » Downstream processing development » Application testing » 4
SUNBUILT PILOT INSTALLATION EFRO investment project of VITO and Thomas More Kempen » Located in Geel, Belgium » Pilot was inaugurated end of 2014 » www.sunbuilt.be » Financing: » 5
CULTIVATION From lab to pilot » 6
CULTIVATION PILOT PBR: » 2 x1800 l » 2 x 300 l » 7
MEDIUM RECYCLE INCORPORATED
DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING Carotenoids in algae 3000 2500 µg/g d.m. 2000 1500 1000 β -carotene lutein 500 zeaxanthin 0 canthaxanthin α -carotene antheraxanthin astaxanthin violaxanthin High speed Bead Mill analytics centrifuge Membrane processing High troughput extraction lyofilisation 10
EXPERIENCE OF INFLUENCE BETWEEN PROCESSES Growth phase Algae type cultivation system Harvesting and water recycle composition Cell disruption
CONTACT DATA Bert Lemmens VITO Boeretang 200 2400 Mol Bert.lemmens@vito.be Tel 014 33 56 14
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