Surfactant-Mediated Microalgal Flocculation: Process Efficiency and Kinetic Modelling.

Carolina Maia, Vânia Pôjo, Tânia Tavares, José C M Pires, Francisco Xavier Malcata

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Article in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

Yeasts associated with microalgal cultures in marine environments: ecological roles and biotechnological potential.FEMS yeast research · 2026
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The 10th Anniversary ofBioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Carolina MaiaLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5031-9218

Vânia PôjoLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

Tânia TavaresLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-6329-0602

José C M PiresLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2738-5102

Francisco Xavier MalcataLEPABE-Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

Funding

Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 2023.04096.BDFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia LA/P/0045/2020Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia PTDC/BTA-BTA/2902/2021Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia UIDB/00511/2020 and UIDP/00511/2020

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microalgae are a valuable source of lipids, proteins, and pigments, but there are challenges in large-scale production, especially in harvesting. Existing methods lack proven efficacy and cost-effectiveness. However, flocculation, an energy-efficient technique, is emerging as a promising solution. Integrating surfactants enhances microalgal harvesting and disruption simultaneously, reducing processing costs. This study investigated cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTAB), and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) for harvesting

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flocculationgravity sedimentationharvesting kineticsmicroalgal harvestingsurfactantTetraselmis sp.

Identifiers

PMID39061804

DOI10.3390/bioengineering11070722

PMCPMC11274027

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