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Use of Photobioreactors in Regenerative Life Support Systems for Human Space Exploration

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021
There are still many challenges to overcome for human space exploration beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) (e.g., to the Moon) and for long-term missions (e.g., to Mars).
Jana Fahrion, Jana Fahrion, Felice Mastroleo, Claude-Gilles Dussap, Natalie Leys   +4 more
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Modeling and Simulation of Photobioreactors with Computational Fluid Dynamics—A Comprehensive Review

Energies, 2022
Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) have been frequently applied to model the growth conditions in photobioreactors, which are affected in a complex way by multiple, interacting physical processes.
Giovanni Luzi, Christopher McHardy
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Current Concentrations of Zn, Cu, and As in Piggery Wastewater Compromise Nutrient Removals in Microalgae–Bacteria Photobioreactors Due to Altered Microbial Communities

Biology, 2022
The treatment of pig manure is a major environmental issue, and photobioreactors containing consortia of microalgae and bacteria have proven to be a promising and sustainable treatment alternative.
Javiera Collao, Pedro Antonio García-Encina, Saúl Blanco, Silvia Bolado-Rodríguez, Nuria Fernandez-Gonzalez   +4 more
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Production of Microalgal Biomass in Photobioreactors as Feedstock for Bioenergy and Other Uses: A Techno-Economic Study of Harvesting Stage

Applied Sciences, 2021
The cultivation of microalgae has become a viable option to mitigate increase in CO2 in the atmosphere generated by industrial activities since they can capture CO2 as a carbon source for growth.
Esveidi Montserrat Valdovinos-García, Moisés Abraham Petriz-Prieto, María de los Ángeles Olán-Acosta, Juan Barajas-Fernández, Adriana Guzmán-López, Micael Gerardo Bravo-Sánchez   +5 more
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Photobioreactors for building integration: A overview of designs and architectural potential

Heliyon
The global community faces critical energy and environmental challenges, necessitating innovative solutions to ensure a sustainable future.In response to these challenges, this paper explores the potential of integrating microalgal biotechnology with ...
Ruma Arora, K. Sudhakar, R.S. Rana
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Comprehensive Computational Model for Coupled Fluid Flow, Mass Transfer, and Light Supply in Tubular Photobioreactors Equipped with Glass Sponges

Energies, 2022
The design and optimization of photobioreactor(s) (PBR) benefit from the development of robust and quantitatively accurate computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models, which incorporate the complex interplay of fundamental phenomena.
Albert Mink, Kira Schediwy, Clemens Posten, Hermann Nirschl, Stephan Simonis, Mathias J. Krause   +5 more
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Third generation biofuels: Cultivation methods and technologies for processing of microalgal biofuels

Zaštita Materijala, 2021
Energy production from biomass is gaining a lot of attention. Algal oil (microand macroalgae) can be used for biofuel production. Biofuels from this type of feedstock are called third generation biofuels or advanced biofuels.
Milica Preradović, Saša Papuga
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Microalgae-Enabled Wastewater Remediation and Nutrient Recovery through Membrane Photobioreactors: Recent Achievements and Future Perspective

Membranes, 2022
The use of microalgae for wastewater remediation and nutrient recovery answers the call for a circular bioeconomy, which involves waste resource utilization and ecosystem protection.
P. Goh, N. Ahmad, Jun-Wei Lim, Y. Liang, H. Kang, A. Ismail, G. Arthanareeswaran   +6 more
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Microalgae growth in ultra-thin steady-state continuous photobioreactors: assessing self-shading effects

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
To disclose the net effect of light on microalgal growth in photobioreactors, self-shading and mixing-induced light–dark cycles must be minimized and discerned from the transient phenomena of acclimation.
Alberto Saccardo, F. Bezzo, E. Sforza
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Mixotrophy in a Local Strain of Nannochloropsis granulata for Renewable High-Value Biomass Production on the West Coast of Sweden

Marine Drugs, 2022
A local strain of Nannochloropsis granulata (Ng) has been reported as the most productive microalgal strain in terms of both biomass yield and lipid content when cultivated in photobioreactors that simulate the light and temperature conditions during the
Valeria Villanova, Christian Galasso, Giovanni Andrea Vitale, Gerardo Della Sala, Johan Engelbrektsson, Niklas Strömberg, Kashif Mohd Shaikh, Mats X. Andersson, Fortunato Palma Esposito, Susanne Ekendahl, Donatella De Pascale, Cornelia Spetea   +11 more
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