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ArticleTheScientificWorldJournal2014

Exploration on bioflocculation of Nannochloropsis oculata using response surface methodology for biodiesel production.

Duraiarasan Surendhiran, Mani Vijay

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Article in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Harvest of the Oleaginous MicroalgaeFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2018
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2 authors.

Duraiarasan SurendhiranBioelectrochemical Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India.
Mani VijayBioelectrochemical Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu 608002, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Harvesting of algal biomass in biodiesel production involves high energy input and cost incurred process. In order to overcome these problems, bioflocculation process was employed and the efficiency of this process was further improved by the addition of a cationic inducer. In this work marine Bacillus subtilis was used for bioflocculation of Nannochloropsis oculata and ZnCl2 as cationic inducer. This study worked under the principle of divalent cationic bridging (DCB) theory. Under temperature stress and high pH, the bacterium produced exopolysaccharide that bound with microalga Nannochloropsis oculata and flocculated them. A maximum efficiency of 95.43% was observed with the optimised RSM parameters-temperature 30.78°C, pH 10.8, flocculation time 6.7 h, bioflocculant size 0.38 mL, and cationic inducer concentration 0.035 mM. The present investigation focused on the cost effective harvesting of microalga on a larger scale for biodiesel production than using toxic, ecofriendly chemical flocculants.

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Models, BiologicalBiofuelsBioreactorsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalComputer SimulationFlocculationMicroalgaeBiofuels

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PMID24683320
PMCPMC3933552

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