A review on photobioreactor design and modelling for microalgae production

J Legrand, A Artu, J Pruvost - Reaction Chemistry & Engineering, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
A microorganism culture process is a complex system in which physical operating
parameters and biological responses strongly interact. Mathematical formulation and …

Modelling of a continuous pilot photobioreactor for microalgae production

D Baquerisse, S Nouals, A Isambert… - Progress in Industrial …, 1999 - Elsevier
In this study, a model of a continuous pilot photobioreactor for microalgae production is
proposed. Three aspects have been studied: the modelling of kinetic growth, the gas-liquid …

Dynamic model of microalgal production in tubular photobioreactors

I Fernández, FG Acién, JM Fernández, JL Guzmán… - Bioresource …, 2012 - Elsevier
A dynamic model for microalgal culture is presented. The model takes into account the fluid-
dynamic and mass transfer, in addition to biological phenomena, it being based on …

10 Knowledge models for the engineering and optimization of photobioreactors

J Pruvost, JF Cornet - Microalgal biotechnology: potential and …, 2012 - degruyter.com
Spherical coordinates: The modeling of microalgal photosynthetic biomass production
draws some support from the abundant literature on bioprocess modeling, in particular when …

Design principles of photo‐bioreactors for cultivation of microalgae

C Posten - Engineering in Life Sciences, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The present hype in microalgae biotechnology has shown that the topic of photo‐bioreactors
has to be revisited with respect to availability in really large scale measured in hectars …

First principles model of a tubular photobioreactor for microalgal production

I Fernandez, FG Acién, M Berenguel… - Industrial & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This paper outlines and extends a dynamic model for microalgal production in outdoor
tubular photobioreactors. A first principle based model, which takes into account both spatial …

Comprehensive model of microalgae photosynthesis rate as a function of culture conditions in photobioreactors

TA Costache, FG Acien Fernandez, MM Morales… - Applied microbiology …, 2013 - Springer
In this paper, the influence of culture conditions (irradiance, temperature, pH, and dissolved
oxygen) on the photosynthesis rate of Scenedesmus almeriensis cultures is analyzed. Short …

Scale-down of microalgae cultivations in tubular photo-bioreactors—a conceptual approach

RR Sastre, Z Csögör, I Perner-Nochta… - Journal of …, 2007 - Elsevier
Rational design of large-scale bioreactors is still suffering from inadequate scale-up of
technical parameters from lab to large scale and from missing kinetic information concerning …

Mechanistic model for design, analysis, operation and control of microalgae cultures: calibration and application to tubular photobioreactors

A Solimeno, FG Acíen, J García - Algal research, 2017 - Elsevier
Closed photobioreactors (PBRs) are usually used for the production of high-value
microalgae biomass at higher productivities than in open ponds. A large variety of different …

Photobioreactor design and fluid dynamics

JC Merchuk, F Garcia-Camacho… - Chemical and …, 2007 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Photobioreactor design is a subject of great relevance for the attainment of a
sustained development in modern technology, and has also considerable interest from the …