Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation

Biotechnology harbors stunning potential to provide cutting-edge solutions that can mitigate arising environmental issues which impact developing countries more severely. Although considerable projects have been implemented in these developing nations to reduce the consequences of climate change, gl...

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Autores principales:	Ashrakat Osama, Hadeel Hosney, M. S. Moussa
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	algae cultivation climate change household scale microalgae photobioreactor Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ec802ff8f3ac44488ebdaa9f8ead72122021-11-05T19:07:05ZPotential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation2040-22442408-935410.2166/wcc.2021.261https://doaj.org/article/ec802ff8f3ac44488ebdaa9f8ead72122021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttp://jwcc.iwaponline.com/content/12/6/2147https://doaj.org/toc/2040-2244https://doaj.org/toc/2408-9354Biotechnology harbors stunning potential to provide cutting-edge solutions that can mitigate arising environmental issues which impact developing countries more severely. Although considerable projects have been implemented in these developing nations to reduce the consequences of climate change, global warming, and food insecurity, most of the initiatives are deemed unsustainable or unfulfilling. Consequently, millions of individuals are still suffering from unhealthy environments and others have limited access to clean technologies. Accordingly, this manuscript is developed to act as a one-stop source for technical perspectives of microalgae cultivation and proposes the potential of scaling down of a photobioreactor (PBR) from industrial to household level to alleviate adverse environmental implications. The household PBR proposal is concerned with microalgae cultivation that contributes to mitigating CO2 from the surrounding environment and synthesizing a product that could be of high nutritional value. Additionally, the business model of household PBR is developed in accordance to low and middle-income countries’ demands to facilitate future projects in this scope. The value proposition of this model relies on decreasing climate change impacts, enhancing wellbeing, and providing natural supplements. Scale of economy, appropriate technology, and socio-economic challenges for household PBR are highlighted. HIGHLIGHTS Technical perspectives of microalgae cultivation (species selection, design parameters, types of photobioreactor, downstream processing technologies).; Resources recovery that exists in wastewater through algae cultivation.; Potential of scaling down the industrial PBR to household level.; Challenges and opportunities for algae cultivation industry on a small scale including technical and socio-economic aspects.;Ashrakat OsamaHadeel HosneyM. S. MoussaIWA Publishingarticlealgae cultivationclimate changehousehold scalemicroalgaephotobioreactorEnvironmental technology. Sanitary engineeringTD1-1066Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENJournal of Water and Climate Change, Vol 12, Iss 6, Pp 2147-2180 (2021)
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topic	algae cultivation climate change household scale microalgae photobioreactor Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	algae cultivation climate change household scale microalgae photobioreactor Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TD1-1066 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Ashrakat Osama Hadeel Hosney M. S. Moussa Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
description	Biotechnology harbors stunning potential to provide cutting-edge solutions that can mitigate arising environmental issues which impact developing countries more severely. Although considerable projects have been implemented in these developing nations to reduce the consequences of climate change, global warming, and food insecurity, most of the initiatives are deemed unsustainable or unfulfilling. Consequently, millions of individuals are still suffering from unhealthy environments and others have limited access to clean technologies. Accordingly, this manuscript is developed to act as a one-stop source for technical perspectives of microalgae cultivation and proposes the potential of scaling down of a photobioreactor (PBR) from industrial to household level to alleviate adverse environmental implications. The household PBR proposal is concerned with microalgae cultivation that contributes to mitigating CO2 from the surrounding environment and synthesizing a product that could be of high nutritional value. Additionally, the business model of household PBR is developed in accordance to low and middle-income countries’ demands to facilitate future projects in this scope. The value proposition of this model relies on decreasing climate change impacts, enhancing wellbeing, and providing natural supplements. Scale of economy, appropriate technology, and socio-economic challenges for household PBR are highlighted. HIGHLIGHTS Technical perspectives of microalgae cultivation (species selection, design parameters, types of photobioreactor, downstream processing technologies).; Resources recovery that exists in wastewater through algae cultivation.; Potential of scaling down the industrial PBR to household level.; Challenges and opportunities for algae cultivation industry on a small scale including technical and socio-economic aspects.;
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title	Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
title_short	Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
title_full	Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
title_fullStr	Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
title_full_unstemmed	Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation
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Potential of household photobioreactor for algae cultivation

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