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Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass

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Algae Biotechnology

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Dewatering of microalgal broth is a key unit operation for producing algal fuels and other products. Dewatering is expensive and a factor hindering the commercialization of low-value algal products such as fuel oils. The extremely dilute nature of microalgae cultures coupled with the small size of the algal cells makes dewatering energy intensive. This chapter provides an overview of some of the key dewatering methods applicable to microalgal broths.

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  1. College of Energy, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China

    Xianhai Zeng, Xiaoyi Guo, Gaomin Su & Lu Lin

  2. Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering and Science, Curtin University of Technology, 98009, Sarawak, Malaysia

    Michael K. Danquah

  3. College of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Soochow University, 2150000, Suzhou, China

    Xiao Dong Chen

  4. The Key Laboratory for Synthetic Biotechnology of Xiamen City, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China

    Xianhai Zeng & Yinghua Lu

  5. Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, 361005, Xiamen, China

    Xiao Dong Chen & Yinghua Lu

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Zeng, X. et al. (2016). Harvesting of Microalgal Biomass. In: Bux, F., Chisti, Y. (eds) Algae Biotechnology. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-12334-9_5

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