Large Scale Algal Biomass (Spirulina) Production in India

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, the Spirulina industry has been supplied by many small to large-scale farms around the world, using a wide range of algae production systems like Spirulina growing in natural lakes, commercial farms using outdoor raceway pond systems, photo bioreactors, integrated commercial production farms, village farms in the developing world with appropriate technology, micro farms, family and community size production systems. Spirulina, the spiral shaped microscopic aquatic plant, is the richest and the most complete nutrition discovered so far. These tiny green spiral coils harvest the energy of the sun, growing a treasure of bioavailable nutrients. Spirulina has the natural tendency to grow in alkaline water bodies, where growth of other algae and micro organisms is minimal. Spirulina cultures are almost monocultures and much less susceptible to contamination as compared to many other algal cultures.