TY - JOUR
T1 - Application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) on the raceway design for the cultivation of microalgae
T2 - a review
AU - Kusmayadi, Adi
AU - Suyono, Eko Agus
AU - Nagarajan, Dillirani
AU - Chang, Jo Shu
AU - Yen, Hong Wei
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this study received from Taiwan?s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) under Grant nos. MOST 105-2621-M-029-003-MY2 and 104-2628-E-029-003-MY3.
Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support for this study received from Taiwan’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) under Grant nos. MOST 105-2621-M-029-003-MY2 and 104-2628-E-029-003-MY3.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology.
PY - 2020/5/1
Y1 - 2020/5/1
N2 - Microalgae are a potential solution to supersede fossil fuels and produce renewable energy. The major obstacle to the commercialization of microalgae-based biofuels is the high production cost, including nutritional requirements, photobioreactor design, and downstream processes. As for the photobioreactor design, open ponds have been adopted by major commercial plants for their economic advantages. Raceway is a popular type among open ponds. Nevertheless, the fluid dynamics of the raceway operation is quite complex. Software simulation based on Computational Fluid Dynamics is an upcoming strategy for optimizing raceway design. The optimization intends to affect light penetration, particle distribution, mass transfer, and biological kinetics. This review discusses how this strategy can be helpful to design a highly productive raceway pond-based microalgal culture system.
AB - Microalgae are a potential solution to supersede fossil fuels and produce renewable energy. The major obstacle to the commercialization of microalgae-based biofuels is the high production cost, including nutritional requirements, photobioreactor design, and downstream processes. As for the photobioreactor design, open ponds have been adopted by major commercial plants for their economic advantages. Raceway is a popular type among open ponds. Nevertheless, the fluid dynamics of the raceway operation is quite complex. Software simulation based on Computational Fluid Dynamics is an upcoming strategy for optimizing raceway design. The optimization intends to affect light penetration, particle distribution, mass transfer, and biological kinetics. This review discusses how this strategy can be helpful to design a highly productive raceway pond-based microalgal culture system.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10295-020-02273-9
DO - 10.1007/s10295-020-02273-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 32240448
AN - SCOPUS:85082804988
SN - 1367-5435
VL - 47
SP - 373
EP - 382
JO - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
JF - Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology
IS - 4-5
ER -