Coupled cultivation and pre-harvesting of microalgae in a membrane photobioreactor (MPBR)

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 155, Issue , 2014, Pages 410-417

  Bilad, M R ^a   Discart, V ^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 photobioreactor; Microalgae dewatering; Microalgae harvesting; Submerged membranes

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; HARVESTING; HYBRID SYSTEMS; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; RECYCLING;

CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MEMBRANE PHOTOBIOREACTOR; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE HARVESTING; SUBMERGED MEMBRANE;

MEMBRANES;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEWATERING; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOPHYTA; CULTURE MEDIUM; DILUTION; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; MEMBRANE FILTER; MEMBRANE PHOTOBIOREACTOR; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOREACTOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE;

BIOREACTORS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FILTRATION; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY;

EID: 84899085201     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.026     Document Type: Article

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