| publication name | Co-cultivation of fungal and microalgal cells as an efficient system for harvesting microalgal cells, lipid production and wastewater treatment |
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| Authors | Aidyn Mouradov Digby Wrede, Mohamed Taha, Ana F Miranda, Krishna Kadali, Trevor Stevenson, Andrew S Ball |
| year | 2014 |
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| journal | PloS one |
| volume | 9 |
| issue | 11 |
| pages | e113497 |
| publisher | Public Library of Science |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Abstract The challenges which the large scale microalgal industry is facing are associated with the high cost of key operations such as harvesting, nutrient supply and oil extraction. The high-energy input for harvesting makes current commercial microalgal biodiesel production economically unfeasible and can account for up to 50% of the total cost of biofuel production. Co-cultivation of fungal and microalgal cells is getting increasing attention because of high efficiency of bio-flocculation of microalgal cells with no requirement for