Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan University, Bandar Barat, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.
Bioresour Technol. 2013 May;135:720-9. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.021. Epub 2012 Aug 14.
Biofuels are viewed as promising alternatives to conventional fossil fuels because they have the potential to eliminate major environmental problems created by fossil fuels. Among the still developing biofuel technologies, biodiesel production from algae offers a greater prospect for large-scale practical use, as algae are capable of producing much more yield than other biofuels. While research on algae-based biofuel is still in its developing stage, extensive work on laboratory- and pilot-scale algae harvesting systems with promising prospects has been reported. This paper presented a discussion of the literature review on recent advances in algae separation, harvesting and drying for biofuel production. The review and discussion focus on destabilization of algae, algae harvesting technologies and algae drying processes. Challenges and prospects of algae harvesting are also outlined.
生物燃料被视为有前途的传统化石燃料替代品，因为它们有可能消除化石燃料造成的重大环境问题。在仍在发展中的生物燃料技术中，藻类生产生物柴油具有更大的大规模实际应用前景，因为藻类的产量比其他生物燃料高得多。虽然基于藻类的生物燃料研究仍处于发展阶段，但已经有大量关于具有广阔前景的实验室和中试规模藻类收获系统的工作被报道。本文对近年来生物燃料生产中藻类分离、收获和干燥方面的最新进展进行了文献综述。综述和讨论集中在藻类的失稳、藻类收获技术和藻类干燥工艺上。还概述了藻类收获面临的挑战和前景。
