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Microalgal Reactors: A Review of Enclosed System Designs and Performances

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Carvalho, Ana P., Meireles, Luís A., Malcata, F. Xavier·2006·Biotechnology Progress
DOI 10.1002/bp060065r
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One major challenge to industrial microalgal culturing is to devise and develop technical apparata, cultivation procedures and algal strains susceptible of undergoing substantial increases in efficiency of use of solar energy and carbon dioxide. Despite several research efforts developed to date, there is no such thing as "the best reactor system"- defined, in an absolute fashion, as the one able to achieve maximum productivity with minimum operation costs, irrespective of the biological and chemical system at stake. In fact, choice of the most suitable system is situation-dependent, as both the species of alga available and the final purpose intended will play a role. The need of accurate control impairs use of open-system configurations, so current investigation has focused mostly on closed systems. In this review, several types of closed bioreactors described in the technical literature as able to support production of microalgae are comprehensively presented and duly discussed, using transport phenomenon and process engineering methodological approaches. The text is subdivided into subsections on: reactor design, which includes tubular reactors, flat plate reactors and fermenter-type reactors; and processing parameters, which include gaseous transfer, medium mixing and light requirements.

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Authors
Carvalho, A. P., Meireles, L. A., & Malcata, F. X.
Venue
Biotechnology Progress
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2006
Volume
22
Issue
6
Pages
1490-1506
ISSN
  • 1520-6033 (ISSN-L)
  • 8756-7938
DOI
10.1002/bp060065r
OpenAlex
W2128351481
Cited by
938
References
89
FWCI
11.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
green
Licence
doi.wiley.com/10.1002/tdm_license_1 (tdm, 3530 d)

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Carvalho, A. P., Meireles, L. A., & Malcata, F. X. (2006). Microalgal Reactors: A Review of Enclosed System Designs and Performances. Biotechnology Progress. https://doi.org/10.1002/bp060065r

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