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The lamellar settler – a low-cost alternative for separating the micro-alga Chlorella vulgaris from a cultivation broth?

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Micro-algae, especially Chlorella vulgaris, produce a range of high-value substances and the biomass itself is used for purposes such as feeding in aquaculture. A lamellar settler was designed and built. Its suitability as a low-cost alternative to separate C. vulgaris was investigated. The settler operated semicontinuously in a laboratory photoreactor plant (total volume 9 l). A clearing of 30%–35% and a 50% increase in harvest outflow concentration were observed. The scaled up data for design and construction of a settler for a 200-l production plant were elaborated.

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  1. Institut für Biotechnologie, Fachgebiet Bioverfahrenstechnik, Technische Universität Berlin, ACK 24, Ackerstrasse 71-76, D-13355 Berlin, Germany. Fax: +49 (0)30 314 72 573 e-mail: buch1534@mailszrz.zrz.tu-berlin.de, , , , , , DE

    G. Janelt, P. Bolt, N. Gerbsch & R. Buchholz

  2. Biopolymer Engineering Research Center, Dongseo University, San 69-1 Churye-Dong, Sasang-Ku, Pusan 616-716, Korea., , , , , , KR

    M.-G. Cho

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Received: 25 September 1996 / Received revision: 10 December 1996 / Accepted: 15 December 1996

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Janelt, G., Bolt, P., Gerbsch, N. et al. The lamellar settler – a low-cost alternative for separating the micro-alga Chlorella vulgaris from a cultivation broth?. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 48, 6–10 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002530051006

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