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Average Light Intensity Inside a Photobioreactor

Undergraduate Journal of Mathematical Modeling: One + Two, 2011
For energy production, microalgae are one of the few alternatives with high potential. Similar to plants, algae require energy acquired from light sources to grow.
Herby Jean
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Establishment of an effective photobioreactor for growing microalgae: A review [PDF]

International Journal of Agricultural Research, Innovation and Technology
The premise that microalgae could be used to produce landscapes of biofuel, nutrition, and bioremediation is gaining popularity. The four main factors influential to microalgae growth are light, CO2, nutrients, and process conditions-including ...
Md. Mirazul Islam, Hasibul Alam, Aishi Acharjee, Md. Salatul Islam Mozumder   +3 more
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Advances in Microalgal Research in Brazil [PDF]

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2021
Microalgae research has attracted interest worldwide and in order to advance algal biotechnology in Brazil, government has been funding several projects.
Ângelo Paggi Matos
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Nutrient Removal and Membrane Performance of an Algae Membrane Photobioreactor in Urban Wastewater Regeneration

Membranes, 2022
The increase in industry and population, together with the need for wastewater reuse, makes it necessary to implement new technologies in the circular economy framework.
Verónica Díaz, Laura Antiñolo, José Manuel Poyatos Capilla, Mari Carmen Almécija, María del Mar Muñío, Jaime Martín-Pascual   +5 more
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New Analytical Expressions of Concentrations in Packed Bed Immobilized-Cell Electrochemical Photobioreactor

Electrochem, 2023
An electrochemical photobioreactor with a packed bed containing transparent gel granules and immobilized photosynthetic bacterial cells is shown with a one-dimensional two-phase flow and transport model.
Ponraj Jeyabarathi, Marwan Abukhaled, Murugesan Kannan, Lakshmanan Rajendran, Michael E. G. Lyons   +4 more
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Effects of Agitation and Aeration on Growth Kinetics of Spirulina platensis and Production of Natural Pigments in Stirred Photobioreactor [PDF]

Pizhūhish va Nuāvarī dar ̒Ulūm va Sanāyi̒-i Ghaz̠āyī, 2021
Spirulina platensis is a planktonic, photosynthetic filamentous cyanobacterium with bioactive molecules, which is a rich source of pigments such as phycocyanin.In this study, effects of two important factors of agitation and aeration on biomass ...
Sajjad Torabi, Mahshid Jahadi, Nafiseh Ghasemisepro   +2 more
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The Influence of Artificial Lighting Systems on the Cultivation of Algae: The Example of Chlorella vulgaris

Energies, 2020
Microalgae are a practical source of biological compounds for biodiesel production. This study examined the influence of three different light-emitting diode (LED) systems on the biomass production of green algae Chlorella vulgaris BA0002a.
Beata Brzychczyk, Tomasz Hebda, Norbert Pedryc   +2 more
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Investigation of Hydrodynamic Parameters in an Airlift Photobioreactor on CO2 Biofixation by Spirulina sp. [PDF]

, 2022
The rise of CO2 concentration on Earth is a major environmental problem that causes global warming. To solve this issue, carbon capture and sequestration technologies are becoming more and more popular.
Malekshahi, Peyman, Trzcinski, Antoine P., Morowvat, Mohammad Hossein, Peyman Malekshahi, Mohammad Hossein Morowvat, Zarei, Zahra, Zahra Zarei, Antoine P. Trzcinski   +7 more
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Photobioreactors for Microalgal Cultures: a Model for Photosynthesis Rate Assessment

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2013
A model aimed at the assessment of photobioreactor performances was developed. It was focused on coupling photosynthesis kinetics and photobioreactor hydrodynamics.
G. Olivieri, A. Marzocchella, P. Salatino, L. Gargiulo, P. Lettieri, L. Mazzei   +5 more
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Model Based Optimal Control of the Photosynthetic Growth of Microalgae in a Batch Photobioreactor

Energies, 2022
The present paper investigates the optimal control of the photosynthetic growth process in an artificial light photobioreactor operated in batch mode, the objective being to find an optimal incident light intensity for which the consumption of light ...
George Adrian Ifrim, Mariana Titica, Georgiana Horincar, Alina Antache, Laurențiu Baicu, Marian Barbu, José Luis Guzmán   +6 more
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