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Advances in photobioreactors for intensive microalgal production: Configurations, operating strategies and applications

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Olivieri, Giuseppe, Salatino, Piero, Marzocchella, Antonio·2014·Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

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Abstract Over the past ten years a great deal of literature has focused on the biotechnological potential of microalgal commercial applications, mainly in the field of biofuel production. However, the biofuel production is not yet competitive, mainly due to the incidence of the photobioreactor technology on the process cost. Besides, major advances in classic photobioreactor design, several novel configurations have been proposed in the last 20 years to improve their performance expressed in terms of light absorption, biomass productivity, light to biomass yield and photosynthetic efficiency. This review aims at analyzing and classifying the most recent advances and the several novel approaches to the design, development, control and modeling of photobioreactors. The diverse approaches are grouped considering irradiance strategies, multiphase hydrodynamics, mass transfer mechanisms, modeling approaches and control strategies. Some innovative applications of the photobioreactor technology are also reported. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry

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Authors
Olivieri, G., Salatino, P., & Marzocchella, A.
Affiliations
University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Corresponding author
Olivieri, Giuseppe
Venue
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-10-17
Volume
89
Issue
2
Pages
178-195
ISSN
  • 0142-0356 (ISSN-L)
  • 0268-2575
  • 1097-4660
OpenAlex
W2101113197
Cited by
156
References
257
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FWCI
5.32
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (publishedVersion)
  • Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling (acceptedVersion)
  • Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Keywords
photobioreactors, microalgae cultivation, photobioreactor design, biofuel production, mass transfer, optical absorption, biomass productivity, photosynthetic efficiency

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