Method for extracting water-soluble compounds from microalgae and/or cyanobacteria
AssigneesAlgama, Universite D'Avignon Et Des Pays De Vaucluse
InventorsFarid Chemat, Maryline Abert Vian, Léa Vernes, Thomas Felice, Mathieu Goncalves Alves
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of upgrading biomass, in particular algal biomass, and more specifically the present invention relates to a method for extracting water-soluble compounds from microalgae and/or cyanobacteria, as well as the product obtained by this method and the uses of same, in particular in the food industry or as food supplements.
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A method for obtaining water-soluble compounds from eukaryotic or prokaryotic microalgae, said method comprising at least one step of extracting said water-soluble compounds by an ultrasound treatment with application of an ultrasonic power (Pus) comprised between 10 and 1000 W/L applied to the eukaryotic or prokaryotic microalgae mixed with an aqueous solution, to which is applied, concurrently, a pressure (P) of between 1 and 2 bars, a temperature (T) of between 5 and 70° C., and a flow (D) of between 1 and 1000 L/hour.
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