Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Abstract
Abstract The present hype in microalgae biotechnology has shown that the topic of photo‐bioreactors has to be revisited with respect to availability in really large scale measured in hectars footprint area, minimization of cost, auxiliary energy demand as well as maintenance and life span. This review gives an overview about present designs and the basic limiting factors which include light distribution to avoid saturation kinetics, mixing along the light gradient to make use of light/dark cycles, aeration and mass transfer along the vertical or horizontal main axis for carbon dioxide supply and oxygen removal and last but not least the energy demand necessary to fulfil these tasks. To make comparison of the…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 18.30
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 84
Authors
1Topics & keywords
- Biochemical engineering
- Aeration
- Bioreactor
- Process engineering
- Mass transfer
- Mixing (physics)
- Environmental science
- Computer science