TY  - BOOK
AU  - Norsker,N.
AU  - Barbosa,M.J.
AU  - Vermuë,M.H.
AU  - Wijffels,R.H.
TI  - Microalgal production - A close look at the economics
KW  - MICROALGAE
KW  - PHOTOBIOREACTOR
KW  - RACEWAY
KW  - TUBULAR
KW  - FLAT PANEL
KW  - COST
KW  - ENERGY
KW  - BIOFUEL
N2  - Worldwide, microalgal biofuel production is being investigated. It is strongly debated which type of production technology is the most adequate. Microalgal biomass production costs were calculated for 3 different micro algal production systems operating at commercial scale today: open ponds, horizontal tubular photobioreactors and flat panel photobioreactors. For the 3 systems, resulting biomass production costs including dewatering, were 4.95, 4.15 and 5.96 _ per kg, respectively. The important cost factors are irradiation conditions, mixing, photosynthetic efficiency of systems, medium- and carbon dioxide costs. Optimizing production with respect to these factors, a price of _ 0.68 per kg resulted. At this cost level microalgae become a promising feedstock for biodiesel and bulk chemicals
UR  - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gFfoz5OyKirTVOFOYfj8gEUEaXVhQMvd/view?usp=drivesdk
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