Abstract
A description of the importance of microalgae at industrial level and especially the case of Chlorella vulgaris are presented in this chapter. The cost and some existing technologies for microalgae oil production were analyzed. Furthermore, some of these technologies were selected for the design of microalgae oil production process using the simulation software Aspen Plus.
Keywords: Microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris, Microalgae culture, Microalgae harvest.
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Daissy Lorena Restrepo Serna, Juan Carlos Higuita Vásquez, Carlos Ariel Cardona Alzate ;Energy and Economic Challenges in the Growth and Harvesting of Microalgae. The Chlorella vulgaris Case, Recent Advances in Renewable Energy Microalgae as a Source of Bioenergy: Products, Processes and Economics (2017) 1: 332. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681085227117010016
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681085227117010016 |
Print ISSN 2543-2389 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2543-2397 |