2021
SO2 Impurity in Simulated Flue Gas with 15% CO2 Affects Dynamic Bubble Dissolution and Arthrospira Photosynthetic Growth
Song Y, Cheng J, Miao Y, Guo W, Zhou J. SO2 Impurity in Simulated Flue Gas with 15% CO2 Affects Dynamic Bubble Dissolution and Arthrospira Photosynthetic Growth. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2021, 9: 5580-5589. DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c09197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFlue gasSO2 impurityBubble diameterCO2 dissolutionBubble dissolutionCoal-fired power plantsFlue gas treatmentReal flue gasSimulated Flue GasInitial bubble diameterHigher solution pH valuePower plantsSolution pH valueGasGas treatmentHigh biomass densityTrace impuritiesSO2 concentrationImpuritiesDissolutionCO2DiameterPH valueInitial solutionEconomic benefits
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
2019
Self-rotary propellers with clockwise/counterclockwise blades create spiral flow fields to improve mass transfer and promote microalgae growth
Kumar S, Cheng J, Guo W, Ali KA, Song Y. Self-rotary propellers with clockwise/counterclockwise blades create spiral flow fields to improve mass transfer and promote microalgae growth. Bioresource Technology 2019, 286: 121384. PMID: 31048263, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpiral flow fieldFlow fieldGas-liquid mixingRaceway pondsMass transfer coefficientWall shear stressTransfer coefficientPropeller diameterOpen raceway pondsMass transferSpiral flowPropellerShear stressRotational flowBladesExternal powerA. platensis biomassMicroalgae growthFlowMicroalgal growthHelix pitchDiameterMixingPitchField
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 ResearchReduced generation time and size of carbon dioxide bubbles in a volute aerator for improving Spirulina sp. growth
Cheng J, Miao Y, Guo W, Song Y, Tian J, Zhou J. Reduced generation time and size of carbon dioxide bubbles in a volute aerator for improving Spirulina sp. growth. Bioresource Technology 2018, 270: 352-358. PMID: 30243242, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBubble generation timeGas inlet velocityHigh-purity COHigh-speed cameraMass transfer coefficientCarbon dioxide bubblesInlet velocityTransfer coefficientBubble diameterLevel set methodGas flowMass transferAeratorBubble evolutionShear forceCulture microalgaeSpirulina spDiameterCOBubblesVelocityFlowMicroalgae