Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
N fertilizer
P fertilizer
Electrical power
Perspex tubing
N fertilizer
P fertilizer
Electrical power
Concrete walls
Steel paddle
wheel
PVC lining
Water supply &
treatment
FIGURE 9.2
The relative contribution of fossil energy (left) and GWP (right) to the total
requirements for microalgal biodiesel production using a tubular airlift reactor (upper) and
a raceway (lower). From the LCA of
C. vulgaris
conducted by Stephenson et al. (2010) under
standard conditions. The total fossil energy requirements of 230 and 29 GJ and GWP of
13,550 and 1,900 kg CO
2
per tonne biodiesel formed were estimated for the tubular reactor
and raceway, respectively.
Applications and Market Segments
Human Nutrition
Functional Foods
Nutraceuticals
Carotenoids
Cosmeceuticals
Phycobiliprot
eins
Ash
Animal Feed
ALGAL
BIOMASS
Pigments
Food and Beverage
Industry
Proteins
Lipids
Sugars/
carbohydrates
Pharmaceuticals
Aquaculture
Cosmetics
Clinical and diagnostic
research reagents
Bioremediation
FIGURE 10.1
Applications of algal biomass.
