Membrane technology in microalgae cultivation and harvesting: A review

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1283-1300

  Bilad, M R ^a,b   Arafat, Hassan A ^b   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Fouling; Membrane biomass retention bioreactor; Membrane carbonation bioreactor; Membrane photobioreactor; Membrane technology; Microalgae cultivation; Microalgae harvesting; Review

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; FOULING; HARVESTING; MEMBRANE FOULING; MEMBRANES; MICROFILTRATION; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; REVIEWS;

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS RETENTION; MEMBRANE CONTACTOR; MEMBRANE PHOTOBIOREACTOR; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MICROALGAE HARVESTING; MICROBIAL CULTIVATION; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY;

BIOFOULING; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; MICROALGA; OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; ULTRAFILTRATION;

CELL MEMBRANE; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL MEMBRANE; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

EID: 84921969246     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2014.07.008     Document Type: Review

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