Dewatering of microalgal culture for biodiesel production: Exploring polymer flocculation and tangential flow filtration

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1078-1083

  Danquah, Michael K ^a   Ang, Li ^a   Uduman, Nyomi ^a   Moheimani, Navid ^b   Forde, Gareth M ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Bio Fuels Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dewatering; Economics; Energy; Microalgae; Polymer flocculation; TFF

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIAL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; CAPITAL INVESTMENT; DOWNSTREAM-PROCESSING; ECONOMIC BURDEN; ECONOMIC EVALUATIONS; ECONOMIC VIABILITY; ENERGY; FAST GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIAL SCALE; MICROALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTURE; MICROALGAL CULTURES; PAYBACK PERIODS; TANGENTIAL FLOW; TFF; USED COOKING OIL; VEGETABLE CROPS; VEGETABLE FOOD;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; AQUACULTURE; BIODIESEL; DEWATERING; ECONOMICS; ESTERS; FLOCCULATION; HEAT TREATING FURNACES; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; RAW MATERIALS; STEADY FLOW;

INVESTMENTS;

BIODIESEL; POLYMER;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEWATERING; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; MICROALGA; TETRASELMIS SUECICA;

TETRASELMIS;

EID: 67650917470     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.2137     Document Type: Article

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