The blue of cyanobacteria

By Hatem Ben Ouada

Phycocyanin, the blue pigment in spirulina, is at the heart of a transition to safer, more sustainable natural ingredients. This book explores its molecular structure, spectral properties and biological activities, making it a compound of major interest in food, nutraceuticals and cosmetics. Fragile and sensitive to light, pH and heat, it requires carefully controlled extraction and purification processes: gentle cell disruption, ultrafiltration, precipitation, chromatography. The author also details stabilization strategies - glycerine, CaCl₂, freeze-drying, encapsulation - as well as the formulation and packaging choices essential to its preservation.The book also addresses the optimization of algal production by metabolic forcing, the international regulatory framework and the prospects of a fast-growing market. It offers an integrated scientific and industrial vision for fully mastering this strategic biomolecule.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6209782973
• ISBN13: 9786209782978
• Release Date: March 2026
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"