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ReviewWorld journal of microbiology & biotechnology2020

Technological mapping and trends in photobioreactors for the production of microalgae.

P C S Kirnev, J C Carvalho, L P S Vandenberghe, S G Karp, C R Soccol

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Review in World journal of microbiology & biotechnology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

P C S KirnevBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), C. P. 19060 ACF Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, PR, 81531-970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6039-510X
J C CarvalhoBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), C. P. 19060 ACF Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, PR, 81531-970, Brazil. jccarvalho@ufpr.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7558-7748
L P S VandenbergheBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), C. P. 19060 ACF Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, PR, 81531-970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0267-1185
S G KarpBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), C. P. 19060 ACF Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, PR, 81531-970, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7497-1641
C R SoccolBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), C. P. 19060 ACF Centro Politécnico, Curitiba, PR, 81531-970, Brazil. soccol@ufpr.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7630-6864

Funding

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico 407534/2013-0Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior PROEX - PPGEBB program
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photobioreactors (PBRs) are equipment of central importance for the massive cultivation of microalgae, providing controlled conditions for high cell productivity. There are a few popular PBR designs, with contrasting advantages and limitations, such as poor light distribution, mass transfer, or hydrodynamic behavior. Due to the environmental concerns in recent decades and the discovery of new, useful microalgal metabolites, the interest in finding alternatives to solve technological bottlenecks of PBRs has intensified. In this process, new geometries, materials, and modes of light supply were developed, generating a significant scientific and technological output, reported in papers and patents. We present a technological landscape analysis of photobioreactor design, focusing on improvements of the classical geometries and trends in industrial photobioreactors. The analysis of 412 patent documents showed a surge in innovation filing since 2005 and a reduction in the number of new documents along the last decade. The recent efforts in design improvement, the leading countries, institutes and companies that innovate, and the trends in PBR technology are presented and discussed.

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BiomassEquipment DesignHydrodynamicsMicroalgaePatents as TopicPhotobioreactorsClimate changesInnovationMicroalgaePatent landscapePhotobioreactors

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