A suspension of chlorella based on microalgae, developed at KBSU, is entering industrial production

A new type of chlorella was developed in the educational and scientific laboratory “Herb garden named after L.H. Slonov» Institute of Chemistry and Biology, Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after Kh.M. Berbekov.

Having successfully passed the tests and received a patent, KBSU launched the production of a chlorella suspension based on microalgae at its own small innovative enterprises. In a phytoreactor, up to two tons of microalgae are produced in 4 days. They are used in agriculture. A suspension based on microalgae has already been successfully tested on poultry farms. The effect was stunning. Each chicken in the group that received the new microalgae weighed three hundred grams more than those that received the regular feed. Experts also recorded a reduction in poultry mortality in the experimental groups.

“Similar tests were carried out on cattle,” — says Timur Slonov, associate professor of the Department of Biology, Geoecology and Molecular Genetic Foundations of Living Systems at the Institute of Chemical Biology and Biology of KBSU. “The results are also successful.”
Chlorella can also be used as a fertilizer. It improves soil structure, activates microflora and earthworms, promotes the formation and accumulation of humus, reduces the content of pesticides, radionuclides, and heavy metals.

The antibiotic properties of chlorella have made it possible to successfully use it in fish farming: it successfully displaces harmful blue-green algae from lakes.

The drug is even useful in beekeeping: according to research results, its use increases honey production.

The suspension has also found its way into balneology, where they make masks from it or take baths with it.

This natural product is also recommended as food for people with metabolic disorders or allergies, as well as for children. This suspension is used to treat psoriasis.

The biosubstance is obtained by cultivating unicellular algae in a special installation — a bioreactor with a volume of 800 liters. As a result, a concentrate containing more than 20 million algae cells in one milliliter is removed. This natural product contains over 650 useful substances and elements.