April 2012

Update on Krill Lipids Processing (& Other Compounds)

Since end 80s, Tharos has been studying South Antarctic krill capabilities (Euphausia superba, Dana)  to become a high-quality source of lipids and other very special food-grade nutritional compounds. Since then, Tharos has performed valuable at-sea and on-shore research. It has partnered with respectable word-class research institutions studying krill performance under different processing conditions. Several papers and research …

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New krill oil extraction equipment showing great promise (World Fishing)

Land-based tests for a ‘revolutionary’ process for extracting oil from South Antarctic krill have been successfully completed. They show very promising results, says Dimitri Sclabos, general manager of Tharos, the Chile-based consultancy which developed the new technique. At-sea tests will be conducted between the 2012 krill season, which finishes on 30 November, and early in …

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