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Co-cultivation of fungal and microalgal cells as an efficient system for harvesting microalgal cells, lipid production and wastewater treatment
PloS one • 2014
Publication Information
Authors
Aidyn Mouradov Digby Wrede, Mohamed Taha, Ana F Miranda, Krishna Kadali, Trevor Stevenson, Andrew S Ball
Keywords
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Journal
PloS one
Publisher
Public Library of Science
Volume
9
Issue
11
Pages
e113497
publication.type
International
Paper Link
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Supplementary Materials
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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
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