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. 2023 Jan 13;9(2):e12801. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12801

Table 4.

Estimated nutraceutical cost evaluation based on the lab scale production.

Media Cultivation conditions and operating days Net Biomass Productivity (mg/70 mL) Pigments and Lipids Productivity (mg/70 mL) Cost (per mg) Net Factor Media cost/Litre
SSM (DW) 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 16:8h light/dark cycle 123.97 Lipid 51.29 € 0.44 41.37% € 0.10
Lutein 0.25 € 85.59 0.20%
SSM (NSW) 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒC, 16:8h light/dark cycle 99.82 Lipid 40.42 € 0.55 40.49% € 0.13
Lutein 0.20 € 118.52 0.20%
F/2 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒC, 16:8h light/dark cycle 55.81 Lipid 20.51 € 1.14 36.75% € 0.54
Lutein 0.39 € 67.04 0.70%
SSM (DW) 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 156.70 Lipid 41.24 € 0.57 26.32% € 0.10
Lutein 0.41 € 71.25 0.26%
SSM (NSW) 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 118.06 Lipid 55.64 € 0.37 47.13% € 0.13
Lutein 0.21 € 124.63 0.18%
F/2 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 42.47 Lipid 11.01 € 1.26 25.92% € 0.54
Lutein 0.04 € 419.72 0.09%
SSM (DW) 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 16:8h light/dark cycle 76.74 Lipid 13.85 € 1.59 18.05% € 0.10
Lutein 0.06 € 446.57 0.08%
SSM (NSW) 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒC, 16:8 h light/dark cycle 66.01 Lipid 21.06 € 1.02 31.90% € 0.13
Lutein 0.06 € 446.59 0.09%
F/2 120 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒC, 16:8h light/dark cycle 57.96 Lipid 25.26 € 0.87 43.58% € 0.54
Lutein 0.45 € 49.75 0.78%
SSM (DW) 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 134.16 Lipid 5.88 € 3.03 4.38% € 0.10
Lutein 0.11 € 113.38 0.08%
SSM (NSW) 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 110.55 Lipid 8.31 € 2.02 7.52% € 0.13
Lutein 0.11 € 168.06 0.10%
F/2 250 μE/m2/s, 25ᵒ C, 13:11h light/dark cycle 50.65 Lipid 3.40 € 16.10 6.71% € 0.54
Lutein 0.04 € 419.72 0.08%