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Photobioreactors - Opportunities, Trends and Challenges
A photobioreactor is most commonly defined as a closed and controlled system where all essential nutrients must be introduced into the system to allow algae and other micro-organisms to grow and be cultivated.Market Need
Need for an effective, controlled infrastructure to grow microbes such as algae that results in high growth productivity
Trends
• Significant design research is ongoing for producing photobioreactors that are many times more cost-effective than current designs. These researches include trying out new construction materials, alternative methods for water circulation inside the bioreactor, and more.
• Another emerging trend is the use of hybrid methodologies in which both open ponds and photobioreactors are used to grow the organisms, thus deriving benefits that each system has to offer (open ponds are much less costly, while photobioreactors offer superior control and high biomass productivity)
posted by Ecacofonix at
5:58 AM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
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