2020
Development of a single helical baffle to increase CO2 gas and microalgal solution mixing and Chlorella PY-ZU1 biomass yield
Ali Kubar A, Cheng J, Guo W, Kumar S, Song Y. Development of a single helical baffle to increase CO2 gas and microalgal solution mixing and Chlorella PY-ZU1 biomass yield. Bioresource Technology 2020, 307: 123253. PMID: 32244074, DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123253.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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