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Commercial Astaxanthin Production from Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis

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Astaxanthin is a secondary carotenoid that is widely used as a dietary supplement and feed in aquaculture industries. Among other commercially significant microalgae, Haematococcus pluvialis is considered as the best non-genetically modified microalgae for accumulation of natural astaxanthin. Natural astaxanthin extracted from H. pluvialis has a significantly better antioxidant potential than artificially manufactured astaxanthin. Astaxanthin promotes the health conditions of humans by reducing oxidative stress and free radicals. Natural astaxanthin is recognized as one of the high-value-added products of the future, with noticeable advantages and a great growth in demand. The present chapter describes the mass cultivation of H. pluvialis for high-end production of natural astaxanthin. Cultivation of H. pluvialis in photobioreactors and open raceway ponds via two-stage and one-stage methodologies are summarized in detail. Production processes including harvesting, cell rupturing, downstream processing, and biorefinery models were reviewed. Total cost and profit involved in the mass production of H. pluvialis were elaborated by lab-scale production, small-scale production, and large-scale production in detail. Thus, the chapter can serve as a baseline for entrepreneurship opportunities in the commercial production of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis.

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The authors would like to thank Dr. R. Praveen Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark, for providing the microscopic images. Additionally, we sincerely acknowledge the financial support from the DBT (Govt. of India), for the establishment of National Repository for Microalgae and Cyanobacteria—Freshwater NRMC-F (Phase II) (BT/PR29901/PBD26/694/2018), DST PURSE- Scheme DST/SR/PURSE Phase 2/16(C) and School of Life Sciences, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Fayaazuddin, T., Prakash, P., Shakena Fathima, T., Dhanasekaran, D. (2023). Commercial Astaxanthin Production from Green Alga Haematococcus pluvialis. In: Amaresan, N., Dharumadurai, D., Babalola, O.O. (eds) Food Microbiology Based Entrepreneurship. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-5041-4_15

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