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Biofuels from Microalgae: Photobioreactor Exhaust Gases in Oxycombustion Systems

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Energy from Microalgae

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The aim of this chapter is to present a comprehensive overview of integrated bio-oxycombustion systems with photobioreactors. Divided into seven distinct topics, the chapter discusses issues related to fundamentals of oxycombustion, the operational implications for oxycombustion-enhanced performance, oxygen produced by photosynthesis, volatile organic compounds as energy source, photobioreactors design, the process integration in bio-oxycombustion systems, and the hurdles of bio-oxycombustion technology, summarizing a range of useful strategies directed to the sustainable development of industrial combustion systems.

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    Ihana Aguiar Severo, Juliano Smanioto Barin, Roger Wagner, Leila Queiroz Zepka & Eduardo Jacob-Lopes

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Aguiar Severo, I., Barin, J.S., Wagner, R., Zepka, L.Q., Jacob-Lopes, E. (2018). Biofuels from Microalgae: Photobioreactor Exhaust Gases in Oxycombustion Systems. In: Jacob-Lopes, E., Queiroz Zepka, L., Queiroz, M. (eds) Energy from Microalgae . Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69093-3_13

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