Hybrid and nonconventional photobioreactors applied to microalgae production
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This configuration results in higher workload capacity, increased productivity, improved energy efficiency, and a relative reduction in costs.
“This configuration results in higher workload capacity, increased productivity, improved energy efficiency, and consequently, a relative reduction in costs (Padrón and Mérida, 2025).”
From Microalgae biotechnology and its role in sustainable and healthy food design (2025) · cites this paper as Padrón and Mérida, 2025
Thin-layer systems coupled with bubble columns optimize parameters such as the height-to-diameter ratio to increase the surface-to-volume ratio.
“For example, thin-layer systems can be coupled with bubble columns, in which parameters such as the height-to-diameter ratio are optimized to increase the surface-to-volume ratio.”
From Microalgae biotechnology and its role in sustainable and healthy food design (2025) · cites this paper as Padrón and Mérida, 2025
Technical strategies include hybrid processes, operational density intensification, automation, IoT for input optimization, and development of value chains that internalize complementary services such as water treatment and carbon capture.
“Technical strategies include hybrid processes (combining open systems with PBRs), operational density intensification, automation, and IoT for input optimization, and the development of value chains that internalize complementary services, such as water treatment and carbon capture (Deprá et al., 2019; Gotovtsev et al., 2025; Padrón and Mérida, 2025).”
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- Authors
- Rodríguez Padrón, R. A., & Ramírez Mérida, L. G.
- Venue
- Algal Bioreactors
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2025
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- 483-491
- OpenAlex
- W4404615943
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- 3
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 1
- FWCI
- 3.40
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Locations
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- 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, raceway ponds, tubular photobioreactor, flat panel photobioreactor, light distribution, hydrodynamics, scale-up, bioproducts, carbon footprint
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