Carotenoids are naturally occurring pigments that are widely distributed in algae, fungi,
bacteria, and plants. Carotenoids play a significant role in the food, feed, cosmetic …

As the most recognizable natural secondary carotenoid astaxanthin producer, the green
microalga Haematococcus pluvialis cultivation is performed via a two-stage process. The …

Astaxanthin shows many biological activities. It has acquired a high economic potential and
its current market is dominated by its synthetic form. However, due to the increase of the …

The development of photobioreactor is important for sustainable production of renewable
fuels, wastewater treatment and CO 2 fixation. For the design and scale-up of a …

Ensuring optimal conditions for fish, especially in terms of uniform velocity fields, is crucial
for aquaculture systems to attain self-cleaning efficiency in rearing tanks and better fish …

Developing more efficient microalgal photobioreactors (closed cultivation systems) is
impelled by increasing interest in microalgal cultivation to produce high-value products …

Natural astaxanthin is synthesized by diverse organisms including: bacteria, fungi,
microalgae, and plants involving complex cellular processes, which depend on numerous …

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have been frequently applied to model the growth
conditions in photobioreactors, which are affected in a complex way by multiple, interacting …

The objective of this study was to evaluate three most common scale-up criteria for
Haematococcus pluvialis production from cultivation bottles to 2 and 10 L of stirred tank …

An enclosed air-lift photobioreactor (ALPBR) is considered an efficient lab-scale bioreactor
for microalgae cell growth and lipid biosynthesis. However, fluid-induced shear stress and …