Microalgae community shifts during the biogas upgrading in an alkaline open photobioreactor

Novel photobioreactor for mass cultivation of microalgae

Control of the Microalgae Photosynthetic Growth in a Torus Photobioreactor

The microalgae have the ability to use CO2 as carbon source and, together with the solar energy, to biosynthesize various components, generating O2. They have a huge potential in various industrial applications such as the production of therapeutic and industrial metabolites, biofuels and environmental applications. The aim of this paper is to control the photosynthetic growth of the microalga ...

Comparison of Microalgae Cultivation in Photobioreactor, Open Raceway Pond, and a Two-Stage Hybrid System

In the wake of intensive fossil fuel usage and CO2 accumulation in the environment, research is targeted toward sustainable alternate bioenergy that can suffice the growing need for fuel and also that leaves a minimal carbon footprint. Oil production from microalgae can potentially be carried out more efficiently, leaving a smaller footprint and without competing for arable land or biodiverse l...

Microalgae biomass as an alternative substrate in biogas production

The running down of fossil energy sources makes the production of bioenergy an expected need worldwide. Therefore, energy crops have gained increasing attention in recent years as a source for the production of bioenergy because they do not compete with food crops. Microalgae have numerous advantages such as fast growth rates and not competing with food production. Because of the fast growth, m...

Microbial Community Shifts during Biogas Production from Biowaste and/or Propionate

Propionate is the most delicate intermediate during anaerobic digestion as its degradation is thermodynamically unfavorable. To determine its maximum possible degradation rates during anaerobic digestion, a reactor was fed Monday to Friday with an organic loading rate (OLR) of 12/14 kg CODbiowaste·m-3·d-1 plus propionate up to a final OLR of 18 kg COD·m-3·d-1. No feed was supplied on weekends a...