TY - JOUR
T1 - Cultivation, photobioreactor design and harvesting of microalgae for biodiesel production
T2 - A critical review
AU - Chen, Chun Yen
AU - Yeh, Kuei Ling
AU - Aisyah, Rifka
AU - Lee, Duu Jong
AU - Chang, Jo Shu
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge financial support from Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs (Grant No. 98-EC-17-A-10-S2-0066 ) and Taiwan’s National Science Council under Grant Nos. NSC 98-2221-E-006-240-MY3 and NSC 98-3114-E-006-012 .
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Microalgae have the ability to mitigate CO2 emission and produce oil with a high productivity, thereby having the potential for applications in producing the third-generation of biofuels. The key technologies for producing microalgal biofuels include identification of preferable culture conditions for high oil productivity, development of effective and economical microalgae cultivation systems, as well as separation and harvesting of microalgal biomass and oil. This review presents recent advances in microalgal cultivation, photobioreactor design, and harvesting technologies with a focus on microalgal oil (mainly triglycerides) production. The effects of different microalgal metabolisms (i.e., phototrophic, heterotrophic, mixotrophic, and photoheterotrophic growth), cultivation systems (emphasizing the effect of light sources), and biomass harvesting methods (chemical/physical methods) on microalgal biomass and oil production are compared and critically discussed. This review aims to provide useful information to help future development of efficient and commercially viable technology for microalgae-based biodiesel production.
AB - Microalgae have the ability to mitigate CO2 emission and produce oil with a high productivity, thereby having the potential for applications in producing the third-generation of biofuels. The key technologies for producing microalgal biofuels include identification of preferable culture conditions for high oil productivity, development of effective and economical microalgae cultivation systems, as well as separation and harvesting of microalgal biomass and oil. This review presents recent advances in microalgal cultivation, photobioreactor design, and harvesting technologies with a focus on microalgal oil (mainly triglycerides) production. The effects of different microalgal metabolisms (i.e., phototrophic, heterotrophic, mixotrophic, and photoheterotrophic growth), cultivation systems (emphasizing the effect of light sources), and biomass harvesting methods (chemical/physical methods) on microalgal biomass and oil production are compared and critically discussed. This review aims to provide useful information to help future development of efficient and commercially viable technology for microalgae-based biodiesel production.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.159
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.06.159
M3 - Article
C2 - 20674344
AN - SCOPUS:77957343168
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 102
SP - 71
EP - 81
JO - Bioresource technology
JF - Bioresource technology
IS - 1
ER -
