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THE ROLE OF A PILOT INSTALLATION IN A YOUNG INDUSTRY
Bert Lemmens
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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IN A YOUNG INDUSTRY Bert Lemmens RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAB - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
IN A YOUNG INDUSTRY Bert Lemmens RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAB - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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CHALLENGES IN THE ALGAE INDUSTRY Which algae Cheap harvesting Growth medium recycle Drying processing Growth
- ptimization
Which products cultivation system
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LAB OR PILOT SCALE
» Needs for the algae » Robust to weather changes » High productivity » Compatible with cultivation system » Compatible with harvesting system » Compatible with medium recycle system » Compatible with cell disruption method » Compatible with downstream processing » High troughput selection » High troughput optimization » Fast testing » Downstream processing development » Application testing BOTH ARE NEEDED!!!
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Pilot scale needed Lab scale needed
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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:
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CULTIVATION
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» From lab to pilot
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CULTIVATION PILOT
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» PBR: » 2 x1800 l » 2 x 300 l
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MEDIUM RECYCLE INCORPORATED
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DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING
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Bead Mill High speed centrifuge lyofilisation High troughput extraction Membrane processing analytics
violaxanthin astaxanthin antheraxanthin α-carotene canthaxanthin zeaxanthin lutein β-carotene 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000µg/g d.m.
Carotenoids in algae
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EXPERIENCE OF INFLUENCE BETWEEN PROCESSES Algae type Cell disruption Growth phase composition cultivation system Harvesting and water recycle
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CONTACT DATA