Design of a novel photobioreactor for culture of microalgae |
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Authors: | Xia Jin-lan J M Levert F Benjelloun P Glavie P Lhoir |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Bioengineering, Central-South University, 410083 Changsha, Hunan, China;(2) Service de Chimie et Biochimie Appliquées, Facult Polytechnique de Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium |
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Abstract: | This paper presents the design of a novel photobioreactor for cultivation of microalgae. The body of the reactor with volume
of about 40 L is parallelipipedic and divided in five compartments that can be put in series. The optical guides, plunged
perpendicularly into the compartments, are upright Plexiglas plates on which side faces there are able to diffuse light laterally
and ensure an even distribution of light in the medium. External airlifts through the side columns are used for mixing of
culture medium. The external light source is a SON-T lamp mounted inside a projector that provides a conical light dispersion,
it is interchangeable and may take different positions. The design offers the photobioreactor characteristics including mainly
interchangeable light source, homogenous distribution of light, perfect mixing of suspension of algae, high ratio of illuminating
surface to volume of reactor, compactness and absence of contamination. Schemes, view of the photobioractor and data of continuous
culture forSpirulina maxima are presented.
Foundation item: Supported by the Scholarship of Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium: and the National Fund for Scholars
Returning From Abroad
Biography: Xia Jin-lan (1964-), male, Ph. D., Professor, research direction: bioscience and bioengineering |
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Keywords: | design photobioreactor microalgae Plexiglas optic unit Spirulina maxima |
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