Pilot Scale of Microalgal Production Using Photobioreactor

Microalgal gained much interest as a promising sustainable feedstock for the production of food, feed, bulk chemicals and biofuels. Pilot scale of microalgal is needed to bridge the gap between laboratory scale research and commercial application. Commercial applica- tions of microalgal have been used for a wide array of functions including, pharmaceuti-cal, health sector, nutraceutical, cosmetics and agriculture. Numerous photobioreactors (PBRs) of different volume and shapes have been designed. Cost of PBR has a major influence on production cost for large scale biomass. There are several ways to reduce production cost depends on the type of algal strain, type of PBRs, CO 2 and the production technology of the biomass. Dilution rate is an important factor, which affects the biomass productivity, rate and ultimately what needs to be maximized.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Photosynthesis

• Publication date

  2018-09-19

• Fields of study

  Materials Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.5772/INTECHOPEN.78780
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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