Browsing Faculty of Engineering by Subject "Microalgae"

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    • Conceptual cost of an integrated micro-algal biomass-to-liquids facility 

      Brink, Jaco; Marx, Sanette (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2011)
      An order­of­magnitude cost estimate was conducted on a new integrated biomass­to­liquids (BtL) process that produces 2.6 million litres of biodiesel per year from micro­algal biomass harvested from the Hartbeespoort Dam. ...

    • Conceptual design of an integrated micro-algal biomass-to-liquids process 

      Brink, Jaco; Marx, Sanette (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2011)
      A new integrated biomass­to­liquids conceptual process was developed to produce 2.6 million litres of biodiesel per year from harvested micro­algal biomass. Three unconventional harvesting methods, a thermochemical ...

    • Feasibility of cultivating Hartbeespoort Dam microalgae 

      Brink, Jaco; Marx, Sanette (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2011)
      Three cultivation experiments were conducted to grow microalgae in three consecutively scaled-up laboratory systems, which consisted of one, five and 135-litre bioreactors. The highest productivity achieved under optimum ...

    • Four novel methods for the harvesting of micro-algal biomass 

      Brink, Jaco; Marx, Sanette (ETA-Florence Renewable Energies, 2011)
      The harvesting of micro-algal biomass is one of the most inefficient and costly steps in the whole biomass-to-liquids (BtL) value chain. Harvesting costs may contribute between 20–30% of the total cost of micro­algal BtL ...