Preparation of highly pure zeaxanthin particles from sea water-cultivated microalgae using supercritical anti-solvent recrystallization

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 104, Issue , 2012, Pages 828-831

  Chen, Chao Rui ^a,b   Hong, Siang En ^a   Wang, Yuan Chuen ^a   Hsu, Shih Lan ^c   Hsiang, Daina ^d   Chang, Chieh Ming J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NANYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Column partition chromatography; Microalgae; Nannochloropsis oculata; Supercritical anti solvent; Zeaxanthin

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; ANTI-SOLVENTS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEED CONCENTRATION; MICRO-ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; PILOT SCALE; RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY; SUPER-CRITICAL; ZEAXANTHIN;

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; FLOW RATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISMS; RECRYSTALLIZATION (METALLURGY); SEAWATER; SOLVENTS;

COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CARBON DIOXIDE; SEA WATER; SOLVENT; ZEAXANTHIN;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FLOW PATTERN; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA; RECRYSTALLIZATION; SEAWATER; SOLVENT; SUPERCRITICAL FLOW; ULTRASONICS;

ARTICLE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FLOW RATE; FRACTIONATION; MICROALGA; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SUPERCRITICAL ANTISOLVENT RECRYSTALLIZATION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; SEAWATER; SOLVENTS; STRAMENOPILES; XANTHOPHYLLS;

NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA;

EID: 84655169740     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.083     Document Type: Article

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