MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) BIO301 Prof Michael - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) BIO301 Prof Michael - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) MICROALGAE CULTURE (4) BIO301 Prof Michael Borowitzka S&C1.48 Limits to Growth Nutrients N (as nitrate, ammonia, urea) P Fe Si (diatoms) Supply of inorganic C (CO 2 /HCO 3 - )
Limits to Growth
- Nutrients
– N (as nitrate, ammonia, urea) – P – Fe – Si (diatoms)
- Supply of inorganic C (CO2
/HCO3
- )
- Mixing (turbulence & shear)
- Light (except for heterotrophic culture)
- Temperature
Flask Cultures
Flask Cultures
Carbuoy
Tubular Airlift Reactor
Commercial-Scale production Systems
Chlorella production - Taiwan
Chlorella production - Indonesia
Rores - Kolar, Karnataka, India
Spirulina Production Ponds, India
Earthrise Spirulina plant – Calipatria, California Curtesy – Ahma Belay
NatureBeta Dunalialla plant, Eilat, Israel curtesy – Ami Ben Amotz
Pleurochrysis carterae productivity – Perth, WA Ash-Free DW Lipid CaCO3
Hutt Lagoon; WA
Whyalla; SA
Dunaliella & β-Carotene
- β-Carotene formation depends on (a) total
irradiance and (b) salinity
- Optimum salinity for growth ~ 22% NaCl
- Optimum salinity for β-Carotene formation
> 30% NaCl
- Nutrient limitation
Tank Culture - Hawaii
Cascade System – Trebon, Czech Repiblic
Covered Ponds USA
Bag culture in Aquaculture Hatchery Bag Culture -
curtesy – Ephraim Cohen Haematococcus ‘tube’ culture in Israel Bag Culture - Israel
1000 L pilot-scale BIOCOIL at Murdoch University
Pilot Biocoil – Luton, UK
Comercial Haematococcus plant: Israel
Tubular Photobioreactor China
Pilot CO2 bioremediation plant operated by Greenfuel Technologies Corporation, USA at MIT.
Haematococcus plant
- perated by Algatech Ltd,
Kibbuz Ketura, Israel
Alveolar panels
Capital Cost Running Cost Cell Yield Relia- bility Shallow Ponds *(1) * * ** (2) Raceways *** ** ** ***(2) Cascade System **** ** **** ***(2) Tubular Photobioreactor ****** **** *** **** Fermenter ******* ***** (3) ****** *****
1Depends on land & water cost as very large pond area required; 2The range of species which can be cultured is very limited; 3Heterotrophic culture is VERY much cheaper as no light required.
Economics Bioreactor Design, Engineering & Process Control Algal Physiology, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Photosynthetic efficiency, Secondary metabolism, ‘Stress’ tolerance, Strain improvement Light supply, Gas exchange, Turbulence, Temperature control, Materials, Harvesting, Downstream processing New applications, marketing, formulation, packaging