Enclosed “non-conventional” photobioreactors for microalga production: A review

J Assunção, FX Malcata - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent years have witnessed a growing interest in microalgae, namely toward production of
lipids for biodiesel, upgrade of effluents, and synthesis of high added-value compounds …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae and cyanobacteria modeling in water resource recovery facilities: A critical review

BD Shoener, SM Schramm, F Béline, O Bernard… - Water research X, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgal and cyanobacterial resource recovery systems could significantly advance
nutrient recovery from wastewater by achieving effluent nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) …

Photobioreactors for the production of microalgae

FG Acién, E Molina, A Reis, G Torzillo, GC Zittelli… - … -based biofuels and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been proposed as valuable microorganisms for several applications, from
production of pharmaceuticals to wastewater treatment. Whatever the final application, the …

Dynamic model of an industrial raceway reactor for microalgae production

I Fernández, FG Acién, JL Guzmán, M Berenguel… - Algal Research, 2016 - Elsevier
A dynamic model for microalgae production in raceway reactors is developed in this work.
The model takes into account fluid-dynamic, mass transfer, and biological phenomena …

Influence of pH and dissolved oxygen control strategies on the performance of pilot-scale microalgae raceways using fertilizer or wastewater as the nutrient source

R Nordio, E Viviano, A Sánchez-Zurano… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dissolved oxygen concentration and pH are controllable and cost-effective variables that
determine the success of microalgae-related processes. The present study compares …

Linear active disturbance rejection control for a raceway photobioreactor

JJ Carreño-Zagarra, JL Guzmán, JC Moreno… - Control Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the problem of pH regulation in photobioreactors has been addressed by using
a robust Proportional–Integral controller in combination with a linear active disturbance …

[HTML][HTML] A learning-based model predictive strategy for pH control in raceway photobioreactors with freshwater and wastewater cultivation media

IML Pataro, JD Gil, JL Guzmán, M Berenguel… - Control Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article presents a study on the pH control of raceway photobioreactors (PBRs) using a
learning-based model predictive control (LBMPC) approach. The primary objective is to …

First principles model of a tubular photobioreactor for microalgal production

I Fernandez, FG Acién, M Berenguel… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This paper outlines and extends a dynamic model for microalgal production in outdoor
tubular photobioreactors. A first principle based model, which takes into account both spatial …

Optimization of biomass production in outdoor tubular photobioreactors

GA De Andrade, M Berenguel, JL Guzmán… - Journal of Process …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper is concerned with microalgal biomass production optimization in outdoor tubular
photobioreactors. The main purpose of such optimization system is to calculate the culture …

Event-based predictive control of pH in tubular photobioreactors

A Pawlowski, I Fernández, JL Guzmán… - Computers & chemical …, 2014 - Elsevier
This work presents the application of an event-based model predictive control algorithm to
regulate the pH in a microalgae production process. The control aim is to maintain the pH …