Development of a foam flotation system for harvesting microalgae biomass

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-144

  Coward, Thea ^a   Lee, Jonathan G M ^a   Caldwell, Gary S ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Algae; Biofuel; Concentration factor; Dispersed air floatation; Foam fractionation; Harvest

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 84875072923     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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