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Smart microalgae farming with internet-of-things for sustainable agriculture

Lim, Hooi Ren, Khoo, Kuan Shiong, Chia, Wen Yi, Chew, Kit Wayne, Ho, Shih-Hsin, Show, Pau Loke·2022·Biotechnology Advances

Abstract

Agriculture farms such as crop, aquaculture and livestock have begun the implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) and artificial intelligence (AI) technology in improving their productivity and product quality. However, microalgae farming which requires precise monitoring, controlling and predicting the growth of microalgae biomass has yet to incorporate with IoT and AI technology, as it is still in its infancy phase. Particularly, the cultivation stage of microalgae involves many essential parameters (i.e. biomass concentration, pH, light intensity, temperature and tank level) which require precise monitoring as these parameters are important to ensure an effective biomass productivity in the microalgae farming. Besides, the conventional practices in the current process equipment are still powered by electricity, thus further development by integrating IoT into these processes can ease the production process. Further to that, many researchers has studied the machine learning approach for the identification and classification of microalgae. However, there are still limited studies reported on applying machine learning for the application of microalgae industry such as optimising microalgae cultivation for higher biomass productivity. Therefore, the implementation of IoT and AI in microalgae farming can contribute to the development of the global microalgae industry. The purpose of this current review paper focuses on the overview microalgae biomass production process along with the implementation of IoT toward the future of smart farming. To bridge the gap between the conventional and microalgae smart farming, this paper also highlights the insights on the implementation phases of microalgae smart farming starting from the infant stage that involves the installation and programming of IoT hardware. Then, it is followed by the application of machine learning to predict and auto-optimise the microalgae smart farming process. Furthermore, the process setup and detailed overview of microalgae farming with the integration of IoT have been discussed critically. This review paper would provide a new vision of microalgae farming for microalgae researchers and bio-processing industries into the digitalisation industrial era.

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Authors
Lim, H. R., Khoo, K. S., Chia, W. Y., Chew, K. W., Ho, S.-H., & Show, P. L.
Affiliations
  • University of Nottingham (GB)
  • UCSI University (MY)
  • University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (MY)
  • Xiamen University (CN)
  • Harbin Institute of Technology (CN)
Corresponding author
  • Khoo, Kuan Shiong
  • Ho, Shih-Hsin
  • Show, Pau Loke
Venue
Biotechnology Advances
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-07
Volume
57
Pages
107931
ISSN
0734-9750 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4213272685
Cited by
155
References
90
Citations by year
2026: 33 · 2025: 50 · 2024: 26 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 16
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2.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
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closed
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  • Biotechnology Advances (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia
  • Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi Malaysia
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Smart Agriculture and AI
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
Keywords
Internet of Things, smart agriculture, microalgae cultivation, machine learning, process monitoring, sustainable agriculture
MeSH terms
Internet of Things, Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Humans, Internet, Microalgae

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