A FLAT-SIDED PHOTOBIOREACTOR FOR CULTURING MICROALGAE

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作者
IQBAL, M [1 ]
GREY, D [1 ]
STEPANSARKISSIAN, F [1 ]
FOWLER, MW [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SHEFFIELD, DEPT MOLEC BIOL & BIOTECHNOL, SHEFFIELD S10 2TN, S YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0144-8609(93)90010-9
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S2 [农业工程];
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0828 ;
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A V-shaped flat-sided photobioreactor (working volume: 2 litre) was designed and used to grow the microalga Porphyridium cruentum for biopolymer production. Mixing of culture in the bioreactor was provided by a mixture of air/CO2 supplied through sintered glass in the form of fine bubbles from the base of the bioreactor. The advantages of this flat-sided photobioreactor are the high surface-to-volume ratio, efficient mixing, low shear force, low cost and absence of wall growth.
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