Plastic bag photobioreactors applied to algal production
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Plastic bag photobioreactors have low initial cost and rapid implementation, advantageous in experimental or small-scale contexts, but are limited by low durability, vulnerability to physical damage, and difficulty of scalability.
“On the other hand, PBRs made with plastic bags emerge as an alternative with low initial cost and rapid implementation, being advantageous in experimental or small-scale contexts, but limited by low durability of materials, vulnerability to physical damage, and difficulty of scalability (Kishi and Takayama, 2025).”
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Microalgae biotechnology and its role in sustainable and healthy food design
Schneider, A. T., Machado, R. L. S., Dutra, D. A., Machado, E. F., Dias, R. R., Deprá, M. C., Zepka, L. Q., & Jacob-Lopes, E. (2025) · Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology · doi:10.3389/fbioe.2025.1716473 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kishi, M., & Takayama, Y.
- Affiliations
- Universidad de Valladolid (ES)
- Yokohama National University (JP)
- ORCID
- Kishi, Masatoshi
- Venue
- Algal Bioreactors
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Published
- 2025
- Pages
- 449-468
- OpenAlex
- W4404615934
- Cited by
- 3
- References
- 61
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2
- FWCI
- 3.40
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Elsevier eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Fluid Dynamics and Mixing
- Keywords
- algal production, microalgae cultivation, wave energy utilization, nutrient exchange, reactor design
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