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Bioresour Technol
; 134: 396-400, 2013 Apr.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-23499179
RESUMEN
A biocompatible extraction method for ß-carotene recovery from the microalga Dunaliella salina was studied. The centrifugal partition extraction was used for liquid-liquid mass transfer intensification during continuous extraction. Different solvents and process parameters were compared. Ethyl oleate extraction with 5% dichloromethane achieved a 65% ß-carotene recovery with the least amount of cell damage as more than 65% of the cells remained viable as demonstrated by photosynthesis activity measurements.