Design of a novel flat-plate photobioreactor system for green algal hydrogen production

Tamburic, B; Zemichael, FW; Crudge, P; Maitland, GC; Hellgardt, K

Design of a novel flat-plate photobioreactor system for green algal hydrogen production

Tamburic, B

Zemichael, FW Crudge, P Maitland, GC Hellgardt, K

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, 36 (11), pp. 6578 - 6591
Issue Date:: 2011-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Tamburic, B https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5720-9380	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Zemichael, FW	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Crudge, P	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Maitland, GC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hellgardt, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2011-05-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2011, 36 (11), pp. 6578 - 6591	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0360-3199	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/28700
dc.description.abstract	Some green microalgae have the ability to harness sunlight to photosynthetically produce molecular hydrogen from water. This renewable, carbon-neutral process has the additional benefit of sequestering carbon dioxide and accumulating biomass during the algal growth phase. We document the details of a novel one-litre vertical flat-plate photobioreactor that has been designed to facilitate green algal hydrogen production at the laboratory scale. Coherent, non-heating illumination is provided by a panel of cool-white light-emitting diodes. The reactor body consists of two compartments constructed from transparent polymethyl methacrylate sheets. The primary compartment holds the algal culture, which is agitated by means of a recirculating gas-lift. The secondary compartment is used to control the temperature of the system and the wavelength of radiation. The reactor is fitted with probe sensors that monitor the pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature and optical thickness of the algal culture. A membrane-inlet mass spectrometry system has been developed and incorporated into the reactor for dissolved hydrogen measurement and collection. The reactor is hydrogen-tight, modular and fully autoclaveable. Copyright © 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.02.091	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Energy	en_US
dc.title	Design of a novel flat-plate photobioreactor system for green algal hydrogen production	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	11	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	36	en_US
utslib.for	0904 Chemical Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	030604 Electrochemistry	en_US
utslib.for	03 Chemical Sciences	en_US
utslib.for	09 Engineering	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	11	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	36	en_US

Abstract:

Some green microalgae have the ability to harness sunlight to photosynthetically produce molecular hydrogen from water. This renewable, carbon-neutral process has the additional benefit of sequestering carbon dioxide and accumulating biomass during the algal growth phase. We document the details of a novel one-litre vertical flat-plate photobioreactor that has been designed to facilitate green algal hydrogen production at the laboratory scale. Coherent, non-heating illumination is provided by a panel of cool-white light-emitting diodes. The reactor body consists of two compartments constructed from transparent polymethyl methacrylate sheets. The primary compartment holds the algal culture, which is agitated by means of a recirculating gas-lift. The secondary compartment is used to control the temperature of the system and the wavelength of radiation. The reactor is fitted with probe sensors that monitor the pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature and optical thickness of the algal culture. A membrane-inlet mass spectrometry system has been developed and incorporated into the reactor for dissolved hydrogen measurement and collection. The reactor is hydrogen-tight, modular and fully autoclaveable. Copyright © 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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