Harvesting microalgal biomass using submerged microfiltration membranes

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2012, Pages 343-352

  Bilad, M R ^a   Vandamme, D ^a   Foubert, I ^a   Muylaert, K ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Membrane fouling; Microalgae harvesting; Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COST ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY; FILTRATION PERFORMANCE; FLUX-STEP METHOD; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED (FTIR) SPECTROSCOPIES; GREEN ALGA; LOW DEGREE; MARINE DIATOMS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES (SEM); SUBMERGED MBR; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE BIOREACTORS; SUBMERGED MICROFILTRATION; VULGARIS;

ALGAE; CENTRIFUGATION; COST ACCOUNTING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FOULING; MICROFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HARVESTING;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIATOM; FILTRATION; FOULING; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GREEN ALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; POROSITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR; CENTRIFUGATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEWATERING; DIATOM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FOULING CONTROL; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE FILTER; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; MICROFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBMERGED MICROFILTRATION MEMBRANE;

BIOMASS; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROALGAE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 84858752494     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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