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Showing 1 to 20 of 33 for “"Spirulina"”.
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Spirulina production in brine effluent from cooling towers
Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Technology: Biotechnology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2007.
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of spirulina with aqueous phase recirculation
… address the aqueous phase treatment problems. Spirulina, a kind of high protein content microalgae, is chosen as a promising feedstock in this study for bio-crude oil production. In the present work, the conditions for the HTL of Spirulina are optimized before the aqueous phase recirculation is …
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Purification of C-phycocyanin from Spirulina - adsorption pretreatment options
… blue pigment obtained from the cyanobacterium Spirulina and certain other species of microalgae. In recent years, C-PC has been used as a naturally derived colourant in cosmetic and food products due to the toxic effects of synthetic pigments. Cultivation of microalgae, like Spirulina, is well …
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Improving an aqueous two-phase process for C-phycocyanin extraction from Spirulina
… Arthrospira platensis, commonly referred to as Spirulina, the most used organism for producing the pigment. The C-PC recovery process includes extraction, recovery and purification steps. One recovery and purification step reported in literature is aqueous twophase separation (ATPS), which is …
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Identification and quantification of bacteria associated with cultivated Spirulina and impact of physiological factors
… water as compared to terrestrial crops. The Spirulina species, also known as Arthrospira, is of particular interest due to its high protein content and nutritional value. Open raceway pond systems are popularly used for commercial industrial scale cultivation of microalgae due to their …
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Extracting phycocyanin from spirulina and hydrothermal liquefaction of its residues to produce bio-crude oil
… order to improve the economic viability of the spirulina utilization, this study investigated a cost competitive biotechnological process for C-phycocyanin (C-PC) extraction from spirulina platensis. The residual biomass after C-PC extraction was converted into bio-crude oil via hydrothermal …
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Troubleshooting, optimization and robustness testing of CeBER process for c-phycocyanin extraction and purification from spirulina
… is Arthrospira platensis, more commonly known as Spirulina. Spirulina is a cyanobacterium, widely renowned for its many health benefits which, experts say, are a direct result of c-phycocyanin (Vernes, et al., 2015). Previous researchers in CeBER have demonstrated and patented a process to produce …
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Effects of spirulina as a protein source on ruminal microbial fermentation in the dual-flow continuous culture fermenter system
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-10-19 without embargo terms
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Eco-Integrated Production and Formulation of Arthrospira platensis Dietary Supplements
… microalgae, particularly Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina), due to its notable protein content and bioactive compounds. However, the high production costs associated with Spirulina cultivation remain a major limitation to its industrial expansion. This study proposes an integrated and …
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Techno-Economic Evaluation of a Commercial c-Phycocyanin Extraction Process
… which has not been as extensively explored. Spirulina platensis (Spirulina), a cyanobacterium known for its relatively economical and easy cultivation, is a popular source for the production of cPC. The Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER) at the University of Cape Town (UCT) …
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In SilIco-study for the evaluation of oNcoprotectivE activity by analisis by highly puRified alGal phycocYanin miRNAs regulation [In SilIco-studio per la valutazione dell'attività oncoprotettiva mediante analisi della regolazione dei miRNA di ficocianina algale altamente purificata]
… CO2, attraverso la coltivazione sostenibile di Spirulina platensis, una cianobatteria filamentosa nota per la sua elevata efficienza fotosintetica, la rapida crescita in biomassa e l’elevato contenuto di composti bioattivi ad alto valore aggiunto. L’obiettivo di questa tesi è dimostrare la …
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Hydrothermal liquefaction for energy recovery from high-moisture waste biomass
… characteristics. Feedstocks tested included Spirulina algae, swine manure, and digested anaerobic sludge. Bulk biocrude oil properties (e.g., oil yield, elemental analysis, higher heating value) and physico-chemical characteristics (e.g., molecular constituents, functional group allocation, …
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Estudo dos microrganismos no contexto escolar: Intervenção pedagógica em uma escola estadual do município de João Pessoa – PB.
… microorganisms, emphasizing the cyanobacterium Spirulina genre. For the development of this study were selected two groups of the fifth cycle, the content related to microorganisms, had not yet been given; and three classes of the sixth cycle, the contents of microorganism had been taught in the …
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Hydrothermal liquefaction of low-lipid microalgae to produce bio-crude oil
… microalgal species, Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Spirulina platensis, were converted into four products via HTL: bio-crude oil, aqueous product, gaseous product, and solid residue. Effects of the operating parameters, including reaction temperature, retention time and initial pressure on HTL …
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Bioreactor Janssand : fermentation processes in tidal-flat sediments of the German North Sea
… Teil wurde Glucose, im dritten Teil Biomasse von Spirulina als Substrat verwendet.
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Characterization of biofuel from diatoms via hydrothermal liquefaction
… microalgae (i.e., Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Spirulina platensis) have shown potential to utilize low lipid microalgae to produce bio-crude oil. Diatoms are a major group of microalgae in water bodies with a high growth rate and that contribute about 20% of global primary production. Their …
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Lipidų ir fikobiliproteinų kiekiai gėlavandenių planktono melsvabakterių biomasėje, surinktoje vandens žydėjimų laikotarpiu /
… same bioproducts in the commercial biomasses of Spirulina and Aphanizomenon cyanobacteria, which are used for food supplements. By applying the methods for extraction of bioproducts and determination of their quantity, the amounts of lipids and phycobiliproteins were determined in cyanobacteria …
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Development of fortified bakery products based on kokoro, a traditional Nigerian snack
… ingredients (ginger, fenugreek, turmeric, spirulina, and red paprika) and a final blend containing all the functional ingredients at 1% level each. The resultant kokoro snack samples produced were evaluated for proximate composition and sensory qualities. The results of proximate analysis …
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Identifying, Monitoring, Quantifying and Converting Algae to Bio-Fuels in Bio-Reactors
… algae DNA of <em>Chlorella vulgaris</em> and <em>Spirulina platensis</em> in a closed system photo-bioreactor. A primer was designed that allowed the accurate correlation of the algae DNA amounts with the area under the curve in an electropherogram. This primer also distinguished between and …
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