Evaluation of carbon dioxide mass transfer in raceway reactors for microalgae culture using flue gases

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 153, Issue , 2014, Pages 307-314

  de Godos, I ^a   Mendoza, J L ^b   Acien F G ^c   Molina, E ^c   Banks, C J ^b   Heaven, S ^b   Rogalla, F ^a  

^a Aqualia Gestión Integral del Agua S A   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbonation; Mass transfer; Microalgae culture; Raceway reactors

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CARBON; CARBONATION; FLUE GASES; MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS;

ALGAL CULTURE; ALGAL PRODUCTIVITY; DISSOLVED CARBONS; FLOW RATIOS; LIQUID PHASE; MICROALGAE CULTURE; OPTIMISATIONS; PH CONTROL;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; FRESH WATER;

BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; MICROALGA; OPTIMIZATION; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FLUE GAS; GAS DIFFUSION; GAS FLOW; LIQUID; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTOR;

CARBONATION; CO(2) REMOVAL; MASS TRANSFER; MICROALGAE CULTURE; RACEWAY REACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROALGAE; RHEOLOGY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890904771     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.11.087     Document Type: Article

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