FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Scale-Up to Pilot of a Non-Axenic Culture of Thraustochytrids Using Digestate from Methanization as Nitrogen Source BT AF de la Broise, Denis Ventura, Mariana Chauchat, Luc Guerreiro, Maurean Michez, Teo Vinet, Thibaud Gautron, Nicolas Le Grand, Fabienne Bideau, Antoine Goïc, Nelly Le Bidault, Adeline Lambert, Christophe Soudant, Philippe AS 1:1;2:1;3:3;4:1;5:1;6:2;7:1;8:3;9:1;10:1;11:1;12:3;13:3; FF 1:;2:;3:;4:;5:;6:;7:;8:;9:;10:;11:;12:;13:; C1 CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR6539 LEMAR, F-29280 Plouzané, France DENITRAL, F-22400 Lamballe, France CNRS, IRD, Ifremer, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, UMR6539 LEMAR, F-29280 Plouzané, France C2 UBO, FRANCE DENITRAL, FRANCE CNRS, FRANCE UM LEMAR IN WOS Cotutelle UMR DOAJ copubli-france IF 5.4 TC 4 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00787/89890/95386.pdf https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00787/89890/95387.zip LA English DT Article DE ;Thraustochytrids;Aurantiochytrium;PUFA;DHA;digestate;oxygen;scale-up;pilot AB The production of non-fish based docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for feed and food has become a critical need in our global context of over-fishing. The industrial-scale production of DHA–rich Thraustochytrids could be an alternative, if costs turned out to be competitive. In order to reduce production costs, this study addresses the feasibility of the non-axenic (non-sterile) cultivation of Aurantiochytrium mangrovei on industrial substrates (as nitrogen and mineral sources and glucose syrup as carbon and energy sources), and its scale-up from laboratory (250 mL) to 500 L cultures. Pilot-scale reactors were airlift cylinders. Batch and fed-batch cultures were tested. Cultures over 38 to 62 h achieved a dry cell weight productivity of 3.3 to 5.5 g.L−1.day−1, and a substrate to biomass yield of up to 0.3. DHA productivity ranged from 10 to 0.18 mg.L−1.day−1. Biomass productivity appears linearly related to oxygen transfer rate. Bacterial contamination of cultures was low enough to avoid impacts on fatty acid composition of the biomass. A specific work on microbial risks assessment (in supplementary files) showed that the biomass can be securely used as feed. However, to date, there is a law void in EU legislation regarding the recycling of nitrogen from digestate from animal waste for microalgae biomass and its usage in animal feed. Overall, the proposed process appears similar to the industrial yeast production process (non-axenic heterotrophic process, dissolved oxygen supply limiting growth, similar cell size). Such similarity could help in further industrial developments. PY 2022 PD AUG SO Marine Drugs SN 1660-3397 PU MDPI AG VL 20 IS 8 UT 000846552800001 DI 10.3390/md20080499 ID 89890 ER EF