Cultivation, photobioreactor design and harvesting of microalgae for biodiesel production: A critical review

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 71-81

  Chen, Chun Yen ^a   Yeh, Kuei Ling ^a   Aisyah, Rifka ^a   Lee, Duu Jong ^b   Chang, Jo Shu ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Harvesting; Light sources; Microalgae; Oil lipid; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS HARVESTING; CRITICAL REVIEW; CULTURE CONDITIONS; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; MICROALGAL METABOLISM; MIXOTROPHIC; OIL PRODUCTION; OIL/LIPID; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOBIOREACTOR DESIGN; PHOTOHETEROTROPHIC; THIRD GENERATION;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; HARVESTING; LIGHT SOURCES; MICROORGANISMS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; PRODUCTIVITY;

WELL STIMULATION;

BIODIESEL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; OIL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CARBON EMISSION; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; CULTIVATION; DESIGN; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; HARVESTING; HETEROTROPHY; IDENTIFICATION KEY; LIGHT EFFECT; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; MIXOTROPHY; OIL PRODUCTION; PHOTOAUTOTROPHY;

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOFILTRATION; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON SOURCE; CELL GROWTH; CENTRIFUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLOCCULATION; FLOTATION; GAS; GRAVITY SEDIMENTATION; GROWTH CURVE; HARVESTING; HETEROTROPHY; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; LIPOGENESIS; MICROALGA; MIXOTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOHETEROTROPH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SUNLIGHT; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CULTURE MEDIA; LIPIDS; MICROALGAE; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77957343168     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.159     Document Type: Article

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