Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review

Microalgae contain pigments such as chlorophyll and ß-carotene that are found to be useful as ingredients in human foods. Downstream processing is the key step to obtain the pigments but before that, harvesting process is required. The purpose of harvesting is to separate the microalgae cells from...

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Main Authors: Nur Farahah Mohd Khairuddin, Ani Idris, Irfan, Muhammad
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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author Nur Farahah Mohd Khairuddin,
Ani Idris,
Irfan, Muhammad
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Ani Idris,
Irfan, Muhammad
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description Microalgae contain pigments such as chlorophyll and ß-carotene that are found to be useful as ingredients in human foods. Downstream processing is the key step to obtain the pigments but before that, harvesting process is required. The purpose of harvesting is to separate the microalgae cells from its culture media. There are many harvesting methods including membrane filtration. Besides simple in operation, membrane filtration technology involves no chemicals, no phase changes and offers complete solid retention. However, high flux requirement and reducing operating and maintenance cost of membrane filtration are challenges for microalgae harvesting. Another issue with membrane filtration is membrane fouling. One of the common approaches used currently in anti-fouling harvesting is by modifying the configuration of the filtration system itself by adding auxiliaries such as air scouring and vibration into the filtration systems. Thus, this review covers recent microalgae species that have been harvested by membrane filtration and their efficiency. Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis oculata and Scenedesmus sp. are among the species that have been harvested using membranes. Techniques that can be applied for tailoring membrane filtration to be a universal harvesting method for all microalgae species are also highlighted. Having this in mind, factors such as membrane formulation and types of membrane making process which play significant roles in determining the efficiency of harvesting were discussed.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:196022022-09-08T03:01:09Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19602/ Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review Nur Farahah Mohd Khairuddin, Ani Idris, Irfan, Muhammad Microalgae contain pigments such as chlorophyll and ß-carotene that are found to be useful as ingredients in human foods. Downstream processing is the key step to obtain the pigments but before that, harvesting process is required. The purpose of harvesting is to separate the microalgae cells from its culture media. There are many harvesting methods including membrane filtration. Besides simple in operation, membrane filtration technology involves no chemicals, no phase changes and offers complete solid retention. However, high flux requirement and reducing operating and maintenance cost of membrane filtration are challenges for microalgae harvesting. Another issue with membrane filtration is membrane fouling. One of the common approaches used currently in anti-fouling harvesting is by modifying the configuration of the filtration system itself by adding auxiliaries such as air scouring and vibration into the filtration systems. Thus, this review covers recent microalgae species that have been harvested by membrane filtration and their efficiency. Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis oculata and Scenedesmus sp. are among the species that have been harvested using membranes. Techniques that can be applied for tailoring membrane filtration to be a universal harvesting method for all microalgae species are also highlighted. Having this in mind, factors such as membrane formulation and types of membrane making process which play significant roles in determining the efficiency of harvesting were discussed. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19602/1/13.pdf Nur Farahah Mohd Khairuddin, and Ani Idris, and Irfan, Muhammad (2019) Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 2 (1(SI)). pp. 103-112. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/si-21-2019/
spellingShingle Nur Farahah Mohd Khairuddin,
Ani Idris,
Irfan, Muhammad
Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title_full Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title_fullStr Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title_full_unstemmed Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title_short Towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
title_sort towards efficient membrane filtration for microalgae harvesting : a review
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19602/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19602/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/19602/1/13.pdf