The hermetic photobioreactors used to cultivate microalgae were introduced,including fermenter style, tubular and flat plate bioreactor.Illuminated system were also discussed.
A tubular photobioreactor was constructed with glass tubing of 5 4mm bore. The high density culture of Spirulina platensis was tested and the biomass concentration had gained up to 12 4g/L. The research shows the phot...A tubular photobioreactor was constructed with glass tubing of 5 4mm bore. The high density culture of Spirulina platensis was tested and the biomass concentration had gained up to 12 4g/L. The research shows the photobioreactor productivity can be influenced significantly by incident light intensity and light/dark ratio. Along with the increasing of light/dark ratio, the productivity per culture volume increased at first, then the light/dark ratio saturation phenomenon occurred; and the productivity per illuminated area increased at first, after that it decreased. There is an optimum light/dark ratio, at which the productivity per illuminated area is optimized. The dynamic viscosity measurement of the culture liquid shows non Newtonian behavior and it can be described by power law equation.展开更多
Photosynthetic microorganisms are important bioresources for producing desirable and environmentally benign products, and photobioreactors （PBRs） play important roles in these processes. Designing PBRs for photocata...Photosynthetic microorganisms are important bioresources for producing desirable and environmentally benign products, and photobioreactors （PBRs） play important roles in these processes. Designing PBRs for photocatalysis is still challenging at present, and most reactors are designed and scaled up using semi- empirical approaches. No appropriate types of PBRs are available for mass cultivation due to the reactors＇ high capital and operating costs and short lifespan, which are mainly due to a current lack of deep understanding of the coupling of light, hydrodynamics, mass transfer, and cell growth in efficient reactor design. This review provides a critical overview of the key parameters that influence the performance of the PBRs, including light, mixing, mass transfer, temperature, pH, and capital and operating costs. The lifespan and the costs of cleaning and temperature control are also emphasized for commercial exploitation. Four types of PBRs-tubular, plastic bag, column airlift, and flat-panel airlift reactors are recommended for large- scale operations. In addition, this paper elaborates the modeling of PBRs using the tools of computational fluid dynamics for rational design. It also analyzes the difficulties in the numerical simulation, and presents the prospect for mechanism-based models.展开更多
文摘The hermetic photobioreactors used to cultivate microalgae were introduced,including fermenter style, tubular and flat plate bioreactor.Illuminated system were also discussed.
文摘A tubular photobioreactor was constructed with glass tubing of 5 4mm bore. The high density culture of Spirulina platensis was tested and the biomass concentration had gained up to 12 4g/L. The research shows the photobioreactor productivity can be influenced significantly by incident light intensity and light/dark ratio. Along with the increasing of light/dark ratio, the productivity per culture volume increased at first, then the light/dark ratio saturation phenomenon occurred; and the productivity per illuminated area increased at first, after that it decreased. There is an optimum light/dark ratio, at which the productivity per illuminated area is optimized. The dynamic viscosity measurement of the culture liquid shows non Newtonian behavior and it can be described by power law equation.
基金This work was supported by the National Key Research and De- velopment Program of China （2016YFB0301701） the National Nat- ural Science Foundation of China （91434114, 21376254）+2 种基金 the Major National Scientific Instrument Development Project （21427814） the Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences （YZ201641） the International Partnership Program for Creative Re-search Teams, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and the Supercomput- ing Center of USTC （University of Science and Technology of China）.
文摘Photosynthetic microorganisms are important bioresources for producing desirable and environmentally benign products, and photobioreactors （PBRs） play important roles in these processes. Designing PBRs for photocatalysis is still challenging at present, and most reactors are designed and scaled up using semi- empirical approaches. No appropriate types of PBRs are available for mass cultivation due to the reactors＇ high capital and operating costs and short lifespan, which are mainly due to a current lack of deep understanding of the coupling of light, hydrodynamics, mass transfer, and cell growth in efficient reactor design. This review provides a critical overview of the key parameters that influence the performance of the PBRs, including light, mixing, mass transfer, temperature, pH, and capital and operating costs. The lifespan and the costs of cleaning and temperature control are also emphasized for commercial exploitation. Four types of PBRs-tubular, plastic bag, column airlift, and flat-panel airlift reactors are recommended for large- scale operations. In addition, this paper elaborates the modeling of PBRs using the tools of computational fluid dynamics for rational design. It also analyzes the difficulties in the numerical simulation, and presents the prospect for mechanism-based models.
