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Recent Trends of the Development of Photobioreactors to Cultivate Microalgae  

Kim, Jong-Tye (Bio-refinery Research Center, Chosun Univ.)
Ahn, Dong-Gyu (Department of mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Park, Jong-Rak (Department of Photonic Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Park, Jeong-Woo (Department of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
Jeong, Sang-Hwa (Department of mechanical Engineering, Chosun Univ.)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering / v.28, no.2, 2011 , pp. 125-132 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes current status and future prospects of the mass production of microalgae biomass. Microalgae have attracted considerable attention since they not only effectively fix $CO_2$ gas during their metabolic process but also have the great potential to be utilized for producing valuable substances as a kind of efficient light-harvesting cell factories. In this review, we outline various types of photobioreactors employed for mass production of biomass by culturing microalgae in a well controlled way and give an overview about the present state of affairs, both domestic and international, in the field of the microalgal culturing technologies.
Keywords
High Efficiency PhotoBioreaclor; Flat Panel Type Reactor; Microalgae; Scale-Up; Receway Pond; S/V Ratio;
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