A flat-sided photobioreactor for culturing microalgae
1993; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0144-8609(93)90010-9
ISSN1873-5614
AutoresM. Iqbal, D. Grey, F. Stepan-Sarkissian, Michael Fowler,
Tópico(s)Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology
ResumoA V-shaped flat-sided photobioreactor (working volume: 2 litre) was designed and used to grow the microalga Porphyridium cruentum for biopolymer production. Mixing of culture in the bioreactor was provided by a mixture of air/CO2 supplied through sintered glass in the form of fine bubbles from the base of the bioreactor. The advantages of this flat-sided photobioreactor are the high surface-to-volume ratio, efficient mixing, low shear force, low cost and absence of wall growth.
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