A critical review on designs and applications of microalgae-based photobioreactors for pollutants treatment

Vo, HNP; Ngo, HH; Guo, W; Nguyen, TMH; Liu, Y; Nguyen, DD; Chang, SW

A critical review on designs and applications of microalgae-based photobioreactors for pollutants treatment

Vo, HNP Ngo, HH

Guo, W

Nguyen, TMH Liu, Y

Nguyen, DD Chang, SW

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 651 pp. 1549 - 1568
Issue Date:: 2019-02-15

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dc.contributor.author	Vo, HNP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ngo, HH https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0296-2866	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Guo, W https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5542-2858	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, TMH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, Y https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6677-7961	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nguyen, DD	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chang, SW	en_US
dc.date.available	2021-02-15T18:02:18Z
dc.date.issued	2019-02-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Science of the Total Environment, 2019, 651 pp. 1549 - 1568	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0048-9697	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/128444
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The development of the photobioreactors (PBs) is recently noticeable as cutting-edge technology while the correlation of PBs' engineered elements such as modellings, configurations, biomass yields, operating conditions and pollutants removal efficiency still remains complex and unclear. A systematic understanding of PBs is therefore essential. This critical review study is to: (1) describe the modelling approaches and differentiate the outcomes; (2) review and update the novel technical issues of PBs' types; (3) study microalgae growth and control determined by PBs types with comparison made; (4) progress and compare the efficiencies of contaminants removal given by PBs' types and (5) identify the future perspectives of PBs. It is found that Monod model's shortcoming in internal substrate utilization is well fixed by modified Droop model. The corroborated data also remarks an array of PBs' types consisting of flat plate, column, tubular, soft-frame and hybrid configuration in which soft-frame and hybrid are the latest versions with higher flexibility, performance and smaller foot-print. Flat plate PBs is observed with biomass yield being 5 to 20 times higher than other PBs types while soft-frame and membrane PBs can also remove pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) up to 100%. Looking at an opportunity for PBs in sustainable development, the flat plate PBs are applicable in PB-based architectures and infrastructures indicating an encouraging revenue-raising potential.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Science of the Total Environment	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.09.282	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Water Pollutants, Chemical	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Equipment Design	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Waste Disposal, Fluid	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Biological	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Microalgae	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Photobioreactors	en_US
dc.title	A critical review on designs and applications of microalgae-based photobioreactors for pollutants treatment	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	651	en_US
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management	en_US
utslib.for	0607 Plant Biology	en_US
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CTWW - Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater Treatment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Students
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pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	651	en_US

Abstract:

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The development of the photobioreactors (PBs) is recently noticeable as cutting-edge technology while the correlation of PBs' engineered elements such as modellings, configurations, biomass yields, operating conditions and pollutants removal efficiency still remains complex and unclear. A systematic understanding of PBs is therefore essential. This critical review study is to: (1) describe the modelling approaches and differentiate the outcomes; (2) review and update the novel technical issues of PBs' types; (3) study microalgae growth and control determined by PBs types with comparison made; (4) progress and compare the efficiencies of contaminants removal given by PBs' types and (5) identify the future perspectives of PBs. It is found that Monod model's shortcoming in internal substrate utilization is well fixed by modified Droop model. The corroborated data also remarks an array of PBs' types consisting of flat plate, column, tubular, soft-frame and hybrid configuration in which soft-frame and hybrid are the latest versions with higher flexibility, performance and smaller foot-print. Flat plate PBs is observed with biomass yield being 5 to 20 times higher than other PBs types while soft-frame and membrane PBs can also remove pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) up to 100%. Looking at an opportunity for PBs in sustainable development, the flat plate PBs are applicable in PB-based architectures and infrastructures indicating an encouraging revenue-raising potential.

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