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ARTEMISIA PROJECT Production of Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae)

and artemisinin in ArgentinaCristian Desmarchelier, PhD

Project Manager

Fundación Mundo Sanodel Libertador Av 1146 Buenos Aires, Argentina

www.mundosano.org

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Agronomic production

Garruchos SA

STAGES OF THE PROJECT

Artemisinin extraction

Chemotecnica ­ ELEA Labs

Synthesis ofartesunateELEA Labs

Mediplant (Switzerland)

Dept. Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Bath (UK)

R&D Chemo Group(Argentina)

Fundación Mundo Sano

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TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY (PILOT SCALE)

Technical constraints(critical cost drivers)

Scale­up (fixed costs per unit)

ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY (PRODUCTION SCALE)

BUSINESS PLAN

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35­ Extraction 1 kg ART (46% purity)

100%TOTAL

10­  Final  purification  1  kg  ART  (>95% purity)

10­ Postharvest and transport costs

45­ Production 200 kg biomass

Cost % (per kg ART)Activity

COST ANALYSIS

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CRITICAL COST DRIVERS: FARMING

SEEDLINGS

DRILLING

­Mass sowing?­Controlled distance sowing?

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CRITICAL COST DRIVERS: POST HARVEST MANAGEMENT

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Petroleum ether + acetonitrile (95:5)4

Biomass1+

Crystallize 24 hs w/ activated carbon 15´(1% P/V) followed by celite (1% (P/V) 30´

Concentration to 20% of original volume(recovery = 75%)

FILTRATION AND WASHING OF CRYSTALS

ART 48%

ANALYSIS* (Product)

30°C; 40 RPP; 2 hs

MARC1

Chloroform10

+

30°C; overnight

Filtration, evaporate+20 ml acetonitrile (2:1)

ANALYSIS* (Residue)

*HPLC (Shimadzu Prominence) with UV­vis (SPD­M20A, DAD)

CRITICAL COST DRIVERS: EXTRACTION & PURIFICATION

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CRITICAL COST DRIVERS: EXTRACTION & PURIFICATION 

Pilot scale extraction vessel (400 lt) with anchor stirrer, liquid feed, temperature probe and bottom valve opening.

Lab scale percolator (20 lt) withpump (solventtravels “through”Biomass)

2 stages:

­  48% purity­>95% purity

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CRITICAL COST DRIVERS: DERIVITISATION

Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae)

Artemisinin

Artesunate

Artemether

DHA

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Malaria and Artemisia annua production in South AmericaAgricultural ventures

Tropic of Capricorn

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!

Cristian Desmarchelier, PhD

Fundación Mundo Sanodel Libertador Ave 1146 ­ Buenos Aires, Argentina

www.mundosano.org