Simulation of algae growth in a bench scale internal loop airlift reactor

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 59, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 2899-2912

  Wu, Xiaoxi ^a   Merchuk, Jose C ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Algal growth; Fluid dynamics; Large scale production; Mathematical modeling; Photobioreactors; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; ALGAE; APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIOREACTORS; FLUID DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REACTION KINETICS; SHEAR STRESS;

GAS FLOW RATES; ILLUMINANCE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PHOTOINHIBITION;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALGA; BIOFOULING; REACTOR;

EID: 3042525422     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2004.02.019     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Bello R.A. Robinson C.W. Moo-Young M. Prediction of the volumetric mass transfer coefficient in pneumatic contactors Chemical Engineering Science 40 1985 53-58
2. Bronnenmeier R. Markl H. Hydrodynamic stress capacity of microorganisms Biotechnology and Bioengineering 24 1982 553-578
3. 2-mass transfer, availability and hydrodynamic stress in the growth of Phaeodactylum tricornutum in a concentric tube airlift photobioreactor Biotechnology and Bioengineering 60 1998 317-325
4. Croughan M.S. Hamel J.F. Wang D.I.C. Hydrodynamic effects on animal cells grown in microcarrier cultures Biotechnology and Bioengineering 29 1987 130-141
5. Eilers P.H.C. Peeters J.C.H. A model for the relationship between light intensity and the rate of photosynthesis in phytoplankton Ecological Modeling 42 1988 199-215
6. Evers E.G. A model for light limited continuous cultures: Growth, shading and maintenance Biotechnology and Bioengineering 38 1991 254-259
7. Garcia Camacho F. Contreras Gomez A. Acien Fernandez F.G. Fernandez Sevilla J. Molina Grima E. Use of concentric tube airlift photobioreactors for microalgal outdoors mass cultures Enzyme and Microbial Technology 24 1999 1-9
8. Lee Y.K. Pirt S.J. Energetics of photosynthetic algal growth: influence of intermittent illumination in short (40 s) cycles Journal of General Microbiology 124 1981 43-52
9. Merchuk J.C. Shear effects on suspended cells Advances in Biochemical Engineering 44 1991 65
10. Merchuk J.C. Ben-Zvi (Yona) S. A novel approach to the correlation of mass transfer rate in bubble columns with non-Newtonian liquids Chemical Engineering Science 47 1992 3517-3523
11. Merchuk J.C. Gluz M. Bioreactors, air-lift reactor Flickinger M.C. Drew S.W. Encyclopedia of Bioprocess Technology: Fermentation, Biocatalysis, and Bioseparation 1999 320-353 Wiley New York
12. Merchuk J.C. Yunger R. The role of the gas-liquid separator of airlift reactors in the mixing process Chemical Engineering Science 45 1990 2973-2976
13. Merchuk J.C. Ladwa N. Cameron A. Bulmer M. Pickett A. Berzin I. Liquid flow and mixing in concentric-tube airlift reactors Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 66 1996 174-182
14. Merchuk J.C. Ronen M. Giris S. Arad (Malis) S. Light/dark cycles in the growth of the red microalga Porphyridium sp Biotechnology and Bioengineering 59 1998 705-713
15. Merchuk J.C. Gluz M. Mukmenev I. Comparison of photobioreactors for cultivation of the microalga Porphyridium sp Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 75 2 2000 1119-1126
16. Popovic, M., Robinson, C.W., 1984. Estimation of some important design parameters for non-Newtonian liquids in pneumatically-agitated fomenters. Proceedings of the 34th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference Quebec, October, pp. 258-264.
17. Schumpe A. Deckwer W.D. Viscous media in tower bioreactors: Hydrodynamic characteristics and mass transfer properties Bioprocedings Eng. 2 1987 79-94
18. Silva H.J. Cortinas T. Ertola R. Effects of hydrodynamic stress on Dunaliella growth Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 40 1987 41-49
19. Wu X. Merchuk J.C. A model integrating fluid dynamics in the photosynthesis and photoinhibition process Chemical Engineering Science 56 2001 3527-3538
20. Wu X. Merchuk J.C. Simulation of algae growth in a bench scale bubble column Biotechnology and Bioengineering 80 2002 156-168
21. Wu X. Merchuk J.C. Measurement of fluid flow in the downcomer of an internal loop airlift reactor using an optical trajectory tracking system Chemical Engineering Science 58 2003 1599-1614