AlgaeLink has announced that is has developed a new method of oil extraction for the production of algae oil without the use of chemicals, a centrifuge, dryer or oil press. With this new method the algae paste is collected from the AlgaeLink reactor through filtering and without any drying, processed in AlgaeLink's newly developed oil extraction system for which patent is pending.

"Some compounds are very interesting as nutritional supplements, vitamins and antioxidants, such as B-carotene and astaxanthin. As well as important applications in the food industry, the paste can also be used in the pharmaceutical industry as it contains sterols, which can be used as building blocks for pharmaceuticals."

--Marco van de Ven, CEO, AlgaeLink