Mild acoustic processing of Tisochrysis lutea for multiproduct biorefineries

Iulian Zoltan Boboescu; Antoinette Kazbar; Lars Stegemüller; Piet Lazeroms; Thanasis Triantafyllou; Fengzheng Gao; Calvin Lo; Maria J. Barbosa; Michel H.M. Eppink; Rene H. Wijffels

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127582

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Mild acoustic processing of Tisochrysis lutea for multiproduct biorefineries

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Mild acoustic processing of Tisochrysis lutea for multiproduct biorefineries

Iulian Zoltan Boboescu, Antoinette Kazbar, Lars Stegemüller, Piet Lazeroms, Thanasis Triantafyllou, Fengzheng Gao, Calvin Lo, Maria J. Barbosa, Michel H.M. Eppink and Rene H. Wijffels

Bioresource technology, Vol.360, pp.127582-127582

09/01/2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127582

PMID: 35798166

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[Display omitted] •Mild acoustic disruption of T-iso has been investigated.•Growth stage and acoustic frequencies, intensities and treatment times were tested.•6x energy improvement compared to industry standard under optimized conditions.•Highly tunable process which could suit most microorganisms with minor tweaks. Cellular agriculture could represent a more sustainable alternative to current food and nutraceutical production processes. Tisochrysis lutea microalgae represents a rich source of antioxidants and omega-3 fatty acids essential for human health. However, current downstream technologies are limiting its use. The present work investigates mild targeted acoustic treatment of Tisochrysis lutea biomass at different growth stages and acoustic frequencies, intensities and treatment times. Significant differences have been observed in terms of the impact of these variables on the cell disruption and energy requirements. Lower frequencies of 20 kHz required a minimum of 4500 J to disrupt 90% of the cells, while only 1000 J at 1146 kHz. Comparing these results with current industry standards such as bead milling, up to six times less energy use has been identified. These mild biomass processing approaches offer a certain tunability which could suit a wide range of microorganisms with only minor adjustments.

Acoustic processing

Mild cell disruption

Multiproduct biorefinery

T-Iso

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Title: Subtitle: Mild acoustic processing of Tisochrysis lutea for multiproduct biorefineries
Creators: Iulian Zoltan Boboescu - Wageningen University & Research
Antoinette Kazbar - Wageningen University & Research
Lars Stegemüller - Wageningen University & Research
Piet Lazeroms - Wageningen University & Research
Thanasis Triantafyllou - Wageningen University & Research
Fengzheng Gao - Wageningen University & Research
Calvin Lo - Wageningen University & Research
Maria J. Barbosa - Wageningen University & Research
Michel H.M. Eppink - Wageningen University & Research
Rene H. Wijffels - Wageningen University & Research
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Bioresource technology, Vol.360, pp.127582-127582
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127582
PMID: 35798166
NLM abbreviation: Bioresour Technol
ISSN: 0960-8524
eISSN: 1873-2976
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
Language: English
Date published: 09/01/2022
Academic Unit: International Programs; Spanish and Portuguese
Record Identifier: 9984398018502771

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