Filtration systems significantly improve the economic benefits of microalgae

Microalgae are not only used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food industries to produce products such as color pigments, carotenoids, essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, etc. The energetic use of microalgae is also increasingly in focus.

The economic benefit of the microalgae is significantly improved, regardless of the area of application, by novoflow® filtration systems.

The centrifuges and separators often used during the harvesting process have some serious disadvantages. In addition to the enormous energy consumption and the generally high operating and maintenance costs, there are excessive costs, especially with low-concentration algae solutions, since the entire amount of water has to be centrifuged in order to achieve a corresponding yield.

The novoflow® dynamic cross-flow filtration or the novoflow® hollow fiber filtration offer an alternative process solution. A combination of both systems is also possible. Using special membranes, algae can be gently concentrated, and the purified nutrient solution can be reused.
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