Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass

Dewatering of microalgal broth is a key unit operation for producing algal fuels and other products. Dewatering is expensive and a factor hindering the commercialization of low-value algal products such as fuel oils. The extremely dilute nature of microalgae cultures coupled with the small size of t...

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Main Authors: Xianhai Zeng, Xiaoyi Guo, Gaomin Su, Danquah, Michael, Xiao Dong Chen, Lu Lin, Yinghua Lu
Format: Book Chapter
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50329
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author Xianhai Zeng
Xiaoyi Guo
Gaomin Su
Danquah, Michael
Xiao Dong Chen
Lu Lin
Yinghua Lu
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Xiao Dong Chen
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Yinghua Lu
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description Dewatering of microalgal broth is a key unit operation for producing algal fuels and other products. Dewatering is expensive and a factor hindering the commercialization of low-value algal products such as fuel oils. The extremely dilute nature of microalgae cultures coupled with the small size of the algal cells makes dewatering energy intensive. This chapter provides an overview of some of the key dewatering methods applicable to microalgal broths.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-503292019-09-10T06:25:52Z Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass Xianhai Zeng Xiaoyi Guo Gaomin Su Danquah, Michael Xiao Dong Chen Lu Lin Yinghua Lu Dewatering of microalgal broth is a key unit operation for producing algal fuels and other products. Dewatering is expensive and a factor hindering the commercialization of low-value algal products such as fuel oils. The extremely dilute nature of microalgae cultures coupled with the small size of the algal cells makes dewatering energy intensive. This chapter provides an overview of some of the key dewatering methods applicable to microalgal broths. 2016 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50329 10.1007/978-3-319-12334-9_5 restricted
spellingShingle Xianhai Zeng
Xiaoyi Guo
Gaomin Su
Danquah, Michael
Xiao Dong Chen
Lu Lin
Yinghua Lu
Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title_full Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title_fullStr Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title_full_unstemmed Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title_short Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass
title_sort harvesting of microalgal biomass
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50329