Microalgae biomass and biomolecule quantification: optical techniques, challenges and prospects

VA Thiviyanathan, PJ Ker, SGH Tang, EPP Amin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae have emerged as a potential raw material to produce a spectrum of industrially
significant biomolecules such as lipids, proteins, and carotenoids. Nevertheless, the …

[HTML][HTML] Structured population balances to support microalgae-based processes: Review of the state-of-art and perspectives analysis

A Usai, C Theodoropoulos, F Di Caprio… - Computational and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Design and optimization of microalgae processes have traditionally relied on the
application of unsegregated mathematical models, thus neglecting the impact of cell-to-cell …

A photobioreactor using Nannochloropsis oculata marine microalgae for removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and sorption of metals in produced water

IM Marques, ACV Oliveira, OMC de Oliveira, EA Sales… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The objective of the present work is to evaluate the potential of the removal of PAHs and
metal sorption for the treatment of petroleum produced water using a photobioreactor system …

Insight into nitrogen and phosphorus coupling effects on mixotrophic Chlorella vulgaris growth under stably controlled nutrient conditions

Y Huang, C Lou, L Luo, XC Wang - Science of the total environment, 2021 - Elsevier
In water environment, nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are biochemically dependent
nutrients following the co-limitation concept for algae growth under mixotrophic mode. From …

Efficient PAHs removal and CO2 fixation by marine microalgae in wastewater using an airlift photobioreactor for biofuel production

KDR Ramirez, KB Ñañez, CLG Gomez… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae cultures have emerged as a promising strategy in diverse areas, ranging from
wastewater treatment to biofuel production, thus contributing to the search for carbon …

Removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from produced water using the microalgae Chlorella vulgaris cultivated in mixotrophic and heterotrophic …

KB Ñañez, KDR Ramirez, OMC de Oliveira, CY Reyes… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Chlorella vulgaris was cultivated for 15 days in 10 different treatments under mixotrophic
and heterotrophic conditions, using wastewater from oil and poultry industries as the culture …

A practical approach for modelling the growth of microalgae with population balance equation

E Pahija, CW Hui - New Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Microalgae are versatile microorganisms with applications in food, energy and fine
chemicals, among others. Modelling the dynamics of microalgae inside a photobioreactor is …

[PDF][PDF] Microalgae and the factors involved in successful propagation for mass production

A Ramlee, W Rasdi, ME Abd - Journal of sustainability science and …, 2021 - academia.edu
Recently, microalgae have been regarded as useful organisms worldwide due to their
potential for extensive application in renewable energy, aquaculture, biofuel and …

Using correlation of variables to compare different configurations of microalgae-based wastewater treatment systems

E Lima, APE Sueitt, LA Daniel - International Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The performance of three configurations of microalgae-based systems used to treat a
nutrient-rich anaerobic effluent was evaluated: a horizontal tubular photobioreactor covered …

A novel simulation calculation model based on photosynthetic electron transfer for microalgal growth prediction in any photobioreactor

Z Wang, J Cheng, D Guo, L Chen, X You, Y Tang… - Applied Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The microalgal research field is currently lacking a unified theoretical computing system to
explain various experimental results related to microalgal growth. Thus a novel universal …