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Open versus closed-culture systems

by on 10:59 pm in Microalgae Basic, Microalgae Cultivation

Open ponds are a very efficient and cost-effective method of cultivating algae, but they become contaminated with unwanted species very quickly. Photobioreactors are excellent for maintaining axenic cultures but setup costs are generally ten times higher than for open ponds. A combination of both systems is probably the most logical choice for cost-effective cultivation of high yielding strains
for biofuels.

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Open pond production of microalgae

by on 8:09 pm in Microalgae Cultivation

Microalgae cultivation using open pond system has been applied since 1950. The system can be categorized into natural waters, such as lagoon, lake, or pond, and artificial ponds or container. The most commonly used artificial ponds are raceway ponds.

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