2020
A novel porous nickel-foam filled CO2 absorptive photobioreactor system to promote CO2 conversion by microalgal biomass
Guo W, Cheng J, Liu S, Feng L, Su Y, Li Y. A novel porous nickel-foam filled CO2 absorptive photobioreactor system to promote CO2 conversion by microalgal biomass. The Science Of The Total Environment 2020, 713: 136593. PMID: 31955094, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136593.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConversion efficiencyPore diameterAbsorption reactorPhotobioreactor systemLow conversion efficiencyMicroalgal biomassGas outflow rateVolume fractionShort residence timeNumerical simulationsCO2 conversionRaceway pondsBiomass growth rateReactorGasResidence timeEfficiencyOutflow rateReaction rateCODiameterMicroalgal cellsRelative height
2018
Developing microporous fibrous-diaphragm aerator to decrease bubble generation diameter for improving microalgal growth with CO2 fixation in a raceway pond
Cheng J, Song Y, Guo W, Miao Y, Chen S, Zhou J. Developing microporous fibrous-diaphragm aerator to decrease bubble generation diameter for improving microalgal growth with CO2 fixation in a raceway pond. Bioresource Technology 2018, 276: 28-34. PMID: 30605836, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.090.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Alternatively permutated conic baffles generate vortex flow field to improve microalgal productivity in a raceway pond
Cheng J, Guo W, Cai C, Ye Q, Zhou J. Alternatively permutated conic baffles generate vortex flow field to improve microalgal productivity in a raceway pond. Bioresource Technology 2017, 249: 212-218. PMID: 29045924, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.10.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConic bafflesVorticity magnitudeRaceway pondsVortex flowBubble generation timeBubble residence timeVortex flow fieldMass transfer coefficientTransfer coefficientFlow fieldClockwise vortexMass transferVertical cross sectionBafflesHorizontal cross sectionPerpendicular velocityPure COResidence timeMicroalgal productivityFlowRelative spacingVelocityBiomass productivityMain streamCross sections