Continuous microalgae cultivation in a photobioreactor

• Published in: Biotechnology and bioengineering Vol. 109; no. 10; pp. 2468 - 2474
• Main Authors: Tang, Haiying, Chen, Meng, Simon Ng, K.Y., Salley, Steven O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.10.2012; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Algae; algae cultivation; Alternative fuels; Aquaculture; Biodiesel fuels; biodiesel production; Bioengineering; Biofuels; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Carbon Dioxide - metabolism; Chlorella - chemistry; Chlorella - growth & development; Chlorella minutissima; continuous system; Cultivation; Dunaliella tertiolecta; Economics; Global climate; Illumination; Light; Lipids; Lipids - analysis; Microalgae; Photobioreactors - microbiology; Productivity; Raw materials; Reactors; steady state study; Volvocida - chemistry; Volvocida - growth & development

New biomass sources for alternative fuels has become a subject of increasing importance as the nation strives to resolve the economic and strategic impacts of limited fossil fuel resources on our national security, environment, and global climate. Algae are among the most promising non‐food‐crop‐bas...