Feasibility Assessment of Microalgal Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Technology with Photobioreactor and Solar Collector

Ōno, Eiichi; Cuello, Joel L.

doi:10.1016/j.biosystemseng.2006.08.005

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“…Revisiting algae biofuels 3.1 Algae technical specificities Several studies have been conducted on the technical feasibility of growing algae for biofuel production in the laboratory (Williams and Laurens, 2010;Demirbas and Demirbas, 2010;Tao and Aden, 2009;Chisti, 2007;Brennan and Owende, 2010;Hirano et al, 1997;Ono and Cuello, 2006;Pulz, 2001;Pulz and Gross, 2004;Sheehan et al, 1998;Spolaore et al, 2006;Terry and Raymond, 1985;Ugwu et al, 2008;Delrue et al, 2012;Wijffels and Barbosa, 2010), which have proved absence of the major drawbacks associated with current biofuels. However, several hurdles still need to be overcome in order to scale up the production, while the costs of producing this emerging biofuels are still high compared with other biofuel sources.…”

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Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

Ribeiro

Silva

2015

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. Purpose -Currently, experimental and theoretical work is being performed to ensure that biofuels from microalgae become a reality. However, there is a considerable number of discussions concerning in which processes should be focussed efforts of research and development. The purpose of this paper is to provide decision support not only to help build guidelines of research to be undertaken, but also to contribute to the design of more adequate policy and funding instruments. The key objective of this study is to determine the prospects of employing microalgae into the production of biofuels within a time scale extending to 2030. Design/methodology/approach -The Delphi method is a qualitative research aiming to support strategic future-oriented action, such as policy making in the areas of science and technology. It is especially appropriate in judgment and long-range forecasting (20-30 years) situations, when expert opinions are often the only source of information available, due to a lack of appropriate historical, economic or technical data. Findings -The Delphi method proved to be a successful research method when expert opinions are the main source of information available, due to a lack of appropriate historical, economic or technical data and the outcomes provided a clear outline of the main issues of microalgae biofuels' market at present and in the future.Research limitations/implications -The outcomes might not represent the majority of the microalgae experts' opinion due to the sample size. Originality/value -The work presented in this paper is especially original. According to the authors' knowledge, this is the first qualitative Delphi study related to algae biofuels.

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“…• the selection of species must balance the requirements for biofuel production and extraction of valuable by-products (Ono and Cuello, 2006);…”

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Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

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2015

Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal

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“…A set of articles can be found in the literature evidencing the technical feasibility of growing algae for biofuel production [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17], in which the majority of them demonstrate the absence of the major drawbacks associated with current 1st generation biofuels. For example, the most common drawback pointed out of 1st generation biofuels as being the affect on food prices due to massive arable land use.…”

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“…Based on literature, the most important are: (a) The selection of species must balance the requirements for biofuel production and extraction of valuable by-products [6]; (b) There are few commercial cultivating "farms", so there is a lack of data on large-scale cultivation [7]; (c) Impossibility of introducing flue gas at high concentrations, due to the presence of toxic compounds such as NO x and SO x [16]; (d) Choosing algae strains that require fresh water to grow can be unsustainable for operations on a large scale and exacerbate fresh water scarcity [21]; and (e) the price is still too high to compete with fossil fuels.…”

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Surveying techno-economic indicators of microalgae biofuel technologies

Ribeiro

Silva

2013

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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a b s t r a c tThe need to develop innovative technologies that could replace fossil fuels and, consequently contribute to the reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases is now clear. In this circumstance, algal biofuels are generating considerable interest around the world. The purpose of this study is to provide an integrated assessment of microalgae potential as a source of biofuels, while comparing its costs with that from other emerging biofuel technologies. This article emphasizes the importance of emerging United States and European Union energy policies that will encourage the development of innovative, and sustainable technologies in their respective regions. An ample review of the scientific literature was carried out, contributing to the analysis of cost, economic and technical indicators. The results obtained allowed the detection of important gaps of information that need to be filled, in order to guide future investment decisions concerning this rising technology.

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“…The use of photobioreactors has been proposed for algal capture of CO 2 from power plants [57] and a CO 2 capture efficiency of 40% has been suggested for algae in such reactors [58]. Again, this is well below the efficiency for CO 2 capture and sequestration (CCS) in aquifers or abandoned oil and gas fields which is about 90% [55].…”

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Microalgal and Terrestrial Transport Biofuels to Displace Fossil Fuels

Reijnders

2009

Energies

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Abstract:Terrestrial transport biofuels differ in their ability to replace fossil fuels. When both the conversion of solar energy into biomass and the life cycle inputs of fossil fuels are considered, ethanol from sugarcane and biodiesel from palm oil do relatively well, if compared with ethanol from corn, sugar beet or wheat and biodiesel from rapeseed. When terrestrial biofuels are to replace mineral oil-derived transport fuels, large areas of good agricultural land are needed: about 5x10 8 ha in the case of biofuels from sugarcane or oil palm, and at least 1.8-3.6x10 9 ha in the case of ethanol from wheat, corn or sugar beet, as produced in industrialized countries. Biofuels from microalgae which are commercially produced with current technologies do not appear to outperform terrestrial plants such as sugarcane in their ability to displace fossil fuels. Whether they will able to do so on a commercial scale in the future, is uncertain.

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Feasibility Assessment of Microalgal Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Technology with Photobioreactor and Solar Collector

Cited by 66 publications

References 16 publications

Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

Qualitative Delphi approach of advanced algae biofuels

Surveying techno-economic indicators of microalgae biofuel technologies

Microalgal and Terrestrial Transport Biofuels to Displace Fossil Fuels

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