Journal
ENGINEERING IN LIFE SCIENCES
Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 178-189Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200800111
Keywords
Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Scale-up
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Funding
- National Basic Research Program (973 Program) of China [2007CB714301]
- Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [KGCX2-YW-337]
- US Department of Energy [DE-FG36-08GO88025]
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Cultivating and harvesting of products from microalgae has led to increasing commercial interest in their use for producing valuable substances for food, feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and biodiesel, as well as for mitigation of pollution and rising CO2 in the environment. This review outlines different bioreactors and their current status, and points out their advantages and disadvantages. Compared with open-air systems, there are distinct advantages to using closed systems, but technical challenges still remain. In view of potential applications, development of a more controllable, economical, and efficient closed culturing system is needed. Further developments still depend on continued research in the design of photobioreactors and break-throughs in microalgal culturing technologies.
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