Airlift Bioreactor for Algae Cultivation

Authors

  • ณัฐจักร วงศ์คำ
  • จตุพร ภักดี
  • ธนวรรณ พิณรัตน์

Keywords:

Bioreactor,, Cultivation,, Algae

Abstract

This article reviews the possible bioreactor in closed system, which can be used for algae cultivation. The advantage and disadvantage of different type of reactor were compared. The airlift bioreactor has high potential to apply in the industrial scale. In addition, the important parameters in bioreactor design for algae cultivation were mentioned.

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2020-06-16

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วงศ์คำ ณ. . ., ภักดี จ., and พิณรัตน์ ธ. . ., “Airlift Bioreactor for Algae Cultivation”, Eng. & Technol. Horiz., vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 1–6, Jun. 2020.

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