Aspects of carbon dioxide mitigation in a closed microalgae photo-bioreactor supplied with flue gas

Eyal Kurzbaum; Anat Aharoni; Felix Kirzhner; Yossi Azov; Thomas Friedl; Robert Armon

doi:10.1504/IJEP.2017.088168

Aspects of carbon dioxide mitigation in a closed microalgae photo-bioreactor supplied with flue gas

Eyal Kurzbaum, Anat Aharoni, Felix Kirzhner, Yossi Azov, Thomas Friedl, Robert Armon

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The aim of the present study is to investigate the potential of flue gases to be efficiently and economically applied in production of algal biomass in a photobioreactor (PBR). Various microalgae strains (Chlorella sorokiniana 211–234, Bracteacoccus minor 61.80, Radiosphaera negevensis 87.80, Chlorosarcinopsis negevensis 67.80 and Chlorococcum novae-angliae 5.85) had been tested for CO₂ mitigation, growth and tolerance to high CO₂ levels. The flue gas and CO₂ bubbling induced a significant algal mass growth compared to control (ambient air). Removal of CO₂ and NO by the studied microalgae strains was found to be 44% and 33% along daily intervals, respectively. A growth rate of ~0.4g L^–1 d^–1 was obtained for all algal species tested. Growth conditions for tested algae can be optimised through PBR technology in order to obtain highest biomass yield for production of valuable biochemicals (i.e., low-cost biofuel).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-16
Number of pages	16
Journal	International Journal of Environment and Pollution
Volume	62
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEP.2017.088168
State	Published - 2017

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Keywords

Algae
Biomitigation
Carbon dioxide
Flue gas
Growth rate
Microalgae
NO
PBR
Photobioreactor

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Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

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