Algae Energy Farms

ALGAE ENERGY FARMS Name Institution Affiliation Course Date of Submission Design of a Novel Flat-plate Photobioreactor System for Green Algal Hydrogen Production The formal definition of Microalgae that is so far widely accepted by researchers and scientists is the cell factories driven by sunlight which convert CO2 to potential biofuels. Microalgae are used to produce several different types of renewable biofuels, and the idea of biofuels has been taken seriously due to the escalating fossil fuel prices. Moreover, there is emerging concerns of global warming that is associated with fossil fuel burning (Kumar, Dasgupta, Nayak, Lindblad, & Das, 2011).additionally, Biofuels have been defined as the type of fuel or combustible material which is renewable and which comes from plants and animals that have over 82% of their body being made up of renewable elements. To this end, the paper is written to study the effective production of microalgae in a tubular photobiotic reactor. The Technology The PBR (Photo-bioreactor) is a machine that was modeled with the purpose of developing a system which allows for rapid parameter measurements in the production of bio-hydrogen in standard pressure and temperature which are regulated laboratory conditions. In order to prevent any possible contamination that may result from the experiment, the reactor has been scientifically developed with a reactor having a vertical plate. In addition, the instrument has been design in a special way to support the experiment parameters which are light, agitation, mixing, temperature, dilution, and nutrient delivery. The machine is further designed in a way that allows illumination by use of LED array as well as the use of diaphragm in filling of the agitation requirements. The agitation requirements are turbulent flows of the liquid which is necessary for mixing the whole composition with a minimal stress level on the reactor. Measurement of the hydrogen amounts that have been produced is done by use of mass spectrometry with a membrane inlet. On the other hand, the value levels of the pO2 and H2 that have been produced is measured by use of commercial probes. I the final steps of the technology, there is the light meter which is used to measure the rat at which the culture in the experiment is growing as well as its optical thickness. According to studies, the primary compartment has the total capacity for is of one liter for the photo bioreactor. The most important idea in the design of this technology is to construct a machine that cannot under any circumstance permit the passage of hydrogen gas. Application The invention of photo-bioreactors was facilitated by the scientists desire to have an instrument which would produce microalgae which was necessary since it had proven nearly impossible to control the conditions necessary for cultivation by use of the raceways. Enclosed PBR systems have the potential for reproducible cultivation condition and better biomass and hydrogen yield, quality and flexible technical design. Cultivation of algae in arid areas can ...