Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers (한국생산제조학회지)

The Korean Society of Manufacturing Technology Engineers (한국생산제조학회)
권호 표지
DOI QR코드

DOI QR Code

Continuous Microalgae Separation Process Using Ultrasonic Waves

초음파를 이용한 미세조류 연속분리공정

  • Kim, Sung Bok (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University) ;
  • Jeong, Sang Hwa (Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chosun University)
  • Received : 2015.05.04
  • Accepted : 2015.07.09
  • Published : 2015.08.15
Download PDF
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

Research for renewable energy is being performed since it has the merits of little pollution of the environment and sustainable energy resources. Microalgae is attractive as a renewable energy resource. Biomass of the microalgae can be produced by mass culturing, and bulk harvest technology of is needed to produce biomass continuously. Recently, ultrasonic waves were used to harvest the cultivated microalgae continuously. In this study, the separation process using ultrasonic waves was performed to effectively harvest the microalgae. An ultrasonic wave separation resonator was designed and manufactured based on the acoustic field analysis. Separation experiments using design of experiment were carried out, and the influence of experimental variables from the ultrasonic wave separation process was investigated. Mixing conditions of variables were estimated to obtain high separation efficiency and a large microalgae harvest. Experimental results for suitable mixing conditions were compared with simulation results calculated from the state equation.

Keywords

References

  1. Sung, G. D., Lee, J. S., Lee, J. P., Kim, M. S., Park, S. C., 1995, Carbon Dioxide Fixation by Microalgae Photosynthesis, Proceeding of the Korea Solar Energy Society, 82-87.
  2. Harris, N. R., Hill, M., Beeby, S., Shen, Y., White, N. M., Hawkes, J. J., Coakley, W. T., 2003, A Silicon Microfluidic Ultrasonic Separator, Sensors and Actuators B, 95:1/3 425-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0925-4005(03)00448-9
  3. Bohm, H., Briarty, L. G., Lowe, K. C., Power, J. B., Benes, E., Davey, M. R., 2003, Quantification of a Novel h-shaped Ultrasonic Resonator for Separation of Biomaterials Under Terrestrial Gravity and Microgravity Conditions, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 82:1 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.10546
  4. Im, K. H., Zhang, G. L., Choi, S. R., Ye, C. H., Ryu, J. S., Lim, S. H., Han, M. G., David K, H., 2011, One-Sided Nondestructive Evaluation of CFRP Composites by Using Ultrasonic Sound, KSMTE, 20:1 47-52.
  5. Spengler, J. F., Coakley, W. T., Christensen, K. T., 2003, Microstreaming Effects on Particle Concentration in an Ultrasonic Standing Wave, AIChE Jounal, 49:11 2773-2782. https://doi.org/10.1002/aic.690491110
  6. Bosma, R., van Spronsen, W. A., Tramper, J., Wijffels, R. H., 2003, Ultrasound, A New Separation Technique to Harvest Microalgae, Journal of Applied Phycology, 15:2/3 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023807011027
  7. Benes, E., Groschl, M., Nowotny, H., Trampler, F., Keijzer, T., Bohm, H., Radel, S., Gherardini, L., Hawkes, J. J., Konig, R., Delouvroy, C., 2001, Ultrasonic Separation of Suspended Particles, Ultrasonics Symposium, 1 649-660.
  8. Cappon, H. J., Stefanov, L. A., Keesman, K. J., 2013, Concentration Based Flow Control in Acoustic Separation of Suspensions, Separation and Purification Technology, 103 321-327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.10.033
  9. Lee, M. H., 2009, A Study on the Optimization of the Mix Proportions of High Strength Concrete Fire-Resistant Reinforcement Using Orthogonal Array Table, Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute, 21:2 179-186. https://doi.org/10.4334/JKCI.2009.21.2.179
  10. Lee, S. J., Lee, J. H. Lee, D. Y., Seo, T. W., Kim, J. H., 2014, Optimal Parametric Design of Coil Gun to Improve Muzzle Velocity, KSMTE, 23:4 408-412.

Cited by

  1. A study on the automatic harvest by on-off control for a combined system of continuous culture of microalgae and ultrasonic separation devices vol.31, pp.4, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12206-017-0305-z
  2. 저주파 초음파를 이용한 미세조류 파쇄 vol.19, pp.2, 2020, https://doi.org/10.14775/ksmpe.2020.19.02.111