An ultrasonically enhanced inclined settler for microalgae harvesting

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 414-423

  Hincapié Gómez, Esteban ^a   Marchese, Anthony J ^a  

^a Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustophoresis; Dewatering; Harvesting; Microalgae; Ultrasonic standing waves

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOPRODUCTS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DEWATERING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HARVESTING; MICROORGANISMS;

ACOUSTOPHORESIS; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; FILTRATION EFFICIENCY; LARGE SCALE CULTIVATIONS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE HARVESTING; ULTRASONIC STANDING WAVES;

ALGAE;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROALGA; PROCEDURES; ULTRASOUND;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FILTRATION; MICROALGAE; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 84928187960     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2031     Document Type: Article

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