Process design for production of lipid rich microalgae in a bubble column photobioreactor equipped with membrane sparger and internal mixer

Abstract

Despite the superior renewable source of biodiesel microalgae cultivation technology has been facing commercial challenges such as inefficient photobioreactor PBR design and low biomass yielding open pond practices The major process factors for outdoor microalgae growth are reactor design CO2 feed and sunlight availability Therefore an innovative PBR with effective light penetration and sustainable CO2 feed strategy is imperative to design an economical algae biodiesel plant As an exper...