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Photobioreactor Engineering: Design and Performance  

Suh, In-Soo (Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University)
Lee, Choul-Gyun (Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, Department of Biological Engineering, Inha University)
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE / v.8, no.6, 2003 , pp. 313-321 More about this Journal
Abstract
This review summarizes the recent advances in high-density algal cultures in the field of algal biotechnology. Photobioreactor engineering for economical and effective utilization of algae and its products has made impressive and promising progress. Bioprocess engineers have expedited the design and the operation of algal cultivation systems. Many of them in use today are open systems due to cost considerations, and closed photobioreactors have recently attracted a considerable attention for the production of valuable biochemicals or for special applications. For high-density cultures, the optimization of environmental factors in the photobioreactors have been explored, including light delivery, CO$_2$and O$_2$gas transfer, medium supply, mixing and temperature. It is expected that further advanced photobioreactor engineering will enable the commercialization of noble algal products within the next decade.
Keywords
algal biotechnology; photobioreactor engineering; production system; environmental factor;
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