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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2017

Cultivation of algal biofilm using different lignocellulosic materials as carriers.

Qi Zhang, Cuixia Liu, Yubiao Li, Zhigang Yu, Zhihua Chen, Ting Ye, Xun Wang, Zhiquan Hu, Shiming Liu, Bo Xiao and 1 more

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 95 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Qi ZhangSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Cuixia LiuSchool of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Zhongyuan University of Technology, Zhengzhou, 450007 China.
Yubiao LiSchool of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan, 430070 China.
Zhigang YuDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China.
Zhihua ChenSchool of Environment, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007 China.
Ting YeSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Xun WangSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Zhiquan HuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Shiming LiuSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Bo XiaoSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Shiping JinSchool of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074 China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNHenan Normal University · CNHong Kong University of Science and Technology · HKWuhan University of Technology · CNZhongyuan University of Technology · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlgal biofilm technology is recently supposed to be a promising method to produce algal biomass as the feedstock for the production of biofuels. However, the carrier materials currently used to form algal biofilm are either difficult to be obtained at a low price or undurable. Commercialization of the biofilm technology for algal biomass production extremely requires new and inexpensive materials as biofilm carriers with high biomass production performances.

resultsFour types of lignocellulosic materials were investigated to evaluate their performance of acting as carriers for algal cells attachment and the relevant effects on the algal biomass production in this study. The cultivation of algal biofilm was processed in a self-designed flat plate photo-bioreactor. The biofilm production and chemical composition of the harvested biomass were determined. The surface physics properties of the materials were examined through a confocal laser-scanning microscopy. Algal biomass production varied significantly with the variation of the carriers (

conclusionsThe results showed that lignocellulosic materials can be efficient carriers for low-cost cultivation of algal biofilm and the enhancement of biomass productivity.

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Algal biofilmLignocellulosic materialsPhoto-bioreactorSurface roughness

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PMID28484515
PMCPMC5418734
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