Investigation of the Mechanisms behind Nanocellulose- and Chitosan-based Flocculation of Microalgae

Blockx, Jonas

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October 2020

Abstract

Microalgae are a promising source of biomass for the production of, amongst others, food, feed and biofuels. Large scale production of microalgae for these applications however is not feasible due to a high production cost. The main factor for this cost is the expensive harvesting due to the small cells (2-5 µm) and low cell concentration in the cultivation medium (<5 g/L). Currently energy intensive techniques such as centrifugation and ultrafiltration have to be used. Flocculation has been proposed as a method to reduce the energy and cost requirements. Conventional flocculants such as metal salts and synthetic polymers can contaminate the biomass, so there is a growing interest in the use of bio-based polymers. Chitosan is a biopolymer d...

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Investigation of the Mechanisms behind Nanocellulose- and Chitosan-based Flocculation of Microalgae

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Investigation of the Mechanisms behind Nanocellulose- and Chitosan-based Flocculation of Microalgae

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