In this paper an integrated process for bio-oil, fine chemicals and energy production from microalgae in photobioreactors is proposed. The proposed process is aimed to: fix carbon dioxide coming from thermovalorization plants; use the industrial effluents containing organic carbon and nitrogen for the heterotrophic growth of microalgae; obtain bio-oil as raw material for biodiesel production; produce high value-added fine chemicals; increase the thermal value of the solid residue for energy production. The selected strains (Chlorella vulgaris and Nannochloropsis oculata) were used in lab-scale reactors in order to optimise the operating conditions for maximising oil production.
Development of an Integrated Process for Bio-Oil Production from Microalgae / Trabucco, Franco; CRUZ VIGGI, Carolina; Pagnanelli, Francesca; Toro, Luigi. - STAMPA. - 24:(2011), pp. 1237-1241. (Intervento presentato al convegno 10th International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering tenutosi a Florence, ITALY nel MAY 08-11, 2011) [10.3303/cet1124207].
Development of an Integrated Process for Bio-Oil Production from Microalgae
TRABUCCO, FRANCO;CRUZ VIGGI, CAROLINA;PAGNANELLI, Francesca;TORO, Luigi
2011
Abstract
In this paper an integrated process for bio-oil, fine chemicals and energy production from microalgae in photobioreactors is proposed. The proposed process is aimed to: fix carbon dioxide coming from thermovalorization plants; use the industrial effluents containing organic carbon and nitrogen for the heterotrophic growth of microalgae; obtain bio-oil as raw material for biodiesel production; produce high value-added fine chemicals; increase the thermal value of the solid residue for energy production. The selected strains (Chlorella vulgaris and Nannochloropsis oculata) were used in lab-scale reactors in order to optimise the operating conditions for maximising oil production.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
