Algal biofilm reactors for integrated wastewater treatment and biofuel production: a review

D Hoh, S Watson, E Kan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
This review analyzes various algal biofilm reactors used for integrated wastewater treatment
and biofuel production to overcome the current challenges for algal biofuel production …

Algae–A quintessential and positive resource of bioethanol production: A comprehensive review

AR Sirajunnisa, D Surendhiran - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Alternate renewable energy has created a tremendous place for itself in today's scenario of
energy studies. Depleting fossil fuels and high environmental pollution leading to …

Microalgal industry in China: challenges and prospects

J Chen, Y Wang, JR Benemann, X Zhang, H Hu… - Journal of applied …, 2016 - Springer
Over the past 15 years, China has become the major producer of microalgal biomass in the
world. Spirulina (Arthrospira) is the largest microalgal product by tonnage and value …

Promising solutions to solve the bottlenecks in the large-scale cultivation of microalgae for biomass/bioenergy production

TY Zhang, HY Hu, YH Wu, LL Zhuang, XQ Xu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae-based bioenergy has been long considered as a promising substitute to replace
the fossil fuels at large-scale. After the decades of research, several bottlenecks remain to …

Enhancement of microalgae production by embedding hollow light guides to a flat-plate photobioreactor

Y Sun, Y Huang, Q Liao, Q Fu, X Zhu - Bioresource Technology, 2016 - Elsevier
To offset the adverse effects of light attenuation on microalgae growth, hollow polymethyl
methacrylate (PMMA) tubes were embedded into a flat-plate photobioreactor (PBR) as light …

Comparison of Chlorella vulgaris biomass productivity cultivated in biofilm and suspension from the aspect of light transmission and microalgae affinity to carbon …

Y Huang, W Xiong, Q Liao, Q Fu, A Xia, X Zhu… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
To investigate light transmission and cells affinity to CO 2, Chlorellavulgaris was attached to
microfiltration membrane that laid on the solidified BG11 medium compared to that in …

[HTML][HTML] Mycoalgae biofilm: development of a novel platform technology using algae and fungal cultures

A Rajendran, B Hu - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2016 - Springer
Background Microalgae is considered a promising source for biofuel and bioenergy
production, bio-remediation and production of high-value bioactive compounds, but …

Microscale profiling of photosynthesis‐related variables in a highly productive biofilm photobioreactor

T Li, B Piltz, B Podola, A Dron… - Biotechnology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study depth profiles of light, oxygen, pH and photosynthetic performance in an
artificial biofilm of the green alga Halochlorella rubescens in a porous substrate …

Biofilm formation in attached microalgal reactors

Y Shen, W Zhu, C Chen, Y Nie, X Lin - Bioprocess and biosystems …, 2016 - Springer
The objective of this study was to investigate the fundamental question of biofilm formation.
First, a drum biofilm reactor was introduced. The drums were coated with three porous …

Investigating dynamic processes in a porous substrate biofilm photobioreactor—A modeling approach

T Li, B Podola, M Melkonian - Algal research, 2016 - Elsevier
In the present study, a one dimensional kinetic model was developed for a porous substrate
biofilm photobioreactor (PSBR), a biofilm bioreactor for the production of microalgae and …