Microalgae Services

We are both cultivation and downstream partners.

Over the last many years, we have built up laboratories and knowledge regarding testing, characterization, upscaling, and optimization of microalgal processes for biosolutions. Our upscaling facilities cover microalgae production from single cell to continuous production in pilot scale photobioreactors and therefrom the biomass processing.  This allows us to advise and help you with moving microalgae from the research scale to pilot production and harvest.

New facilities

In March 2024 we are moving our pilot production facilities to the new Biosolutions Technology Center at the Danish Technological Institute (DTI).

In the pilot hall you will find four microalgae photobioreactors, an microalgae centrifuge, and an microalgae dryer along 20 – 200 L fermenters and a downstream processing line.

If your company is looking at the possibilities involved in establishing a microalgae production or products, DTI can help you. You can consult us regarding commercial algae production, bioremediation, downstream processing, and we have a variety of facilities available.

How can Danish Technological Institute help you?

Cultivation:

• Characterization of optimal growth conditions for microalgae
• Demonstration of microalgae production upscaling to pilot-scale photobioreactor
• Microalgae propagation for commercial production
• Advice on commercial microalgae production, including:
  • Design of cultivation systems
  • Nutrition levels, pH, CO2, O2, temperature, light requirements
  • Start-up and propagation for own operation
  • Harvest and stable production management
  • Hygiene, contamination, and disinfection
  • Screening of side-streams for nutrient content
• Analysis and test of microalgae cultivation and remediation potential
• Evaluation for food ingredients: Quality and shelf-life analysis
• Life cycle and techno-economic analysis

Harvesting

• Harvest and stable production management
• Biomass harvesting
• Continuous centrifugation
• Flocculation
• Membrane filtration

Drying

• Lyophilization
• Spray drying

Extrusion and extraction

• Biomass extrusion/co-extrusion
• Extraction
• Lipid and pigment extraction - Supercritical CO2
• Protein hydrolysis

Offer and prices

If you are interested or want to know more about how we can help you, you can contact Team manager Praveen Kumar Ramasamy.

• Read more about Biosolutions Technology Center here.

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