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1 online resource |
| Series |
Advances in chemical engineering ; volume 48 |
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Advances in chemical engineering ; v. 48.
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| Contents |
Photobioreactor Modeling and Radiative Transfer Analysis for Engineering Purposes / Claude-Gilles Dussap -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Calculating the Radiative Properties of Photosynthetic Microorganisms -- 3. Analysis of Multiple-Scattering Radiative Transfer Within Photobloreactors: Approximate Solutions for the Radiation Field Within One-Dimensional Cartesian Photobloreactors -- 4. Numerical Implementation of Photobioreactor Models by the Monte Carlo Method, Including Rigorous Solution of the Radiative Transfer Equation for Complex Geometric Structure -- 5. Stoichiometric, Thermoklnetic, and Energetic Coupling with a Radiation Field: Calculation of the Main Averaged Rates and Efficiency for the Photobioreactor -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2. Interaction Between Light and Photosynthetic Microorganisms / Razmig Kandilian -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. Theoretical Predictions -- 4. Experimental Measurements -- 5. Radiation Characteristics Under Various Conditions -- 6. Conclusions and Prospects -- References -- 3. Modeling of Microalgae Bioprocesses / Clemens Posten -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Basic Considerations and General Approach -- 3. Building Blocks for Phototrophic Process Models -- References -- Further Reading -- 4. Microalgal Photosynthesis and Growth in Mass Culture / Marcel Janssen -- 1. Fundamentals of Photoautotrophic Growth and Light -- 2. Quantifying Light-Limited Microalgal Growth -- 3. Estimating Photobioreactor Productivity -- 4. Improving the Estimation of Photobioreactor Productivity -- References -- 5. Industrial Photobloreactors and Scale-Up Concepts / Jack Legrand -- 1. Introduction -- 2. PBR Engineering and Scaling Rules -- 3. Modeling PBRs -- 4. Optimization of PBR Operation -- 5. Development of Commercial Technologies Based on PBR Engineering Rules -- 6. Conclusion |
| Summary |
Annotation 'Photobioreaction Engineering', the latest edition in the 'Advances in Chemical Engineering' series, a serial that was established in 1960, and remains one of great importance to organic chemists, polymer chemists, and many biological scientists. It includes contributions from established authorities in the field who combine descriptive chemistry and mechanistic insight to create an understanding of how the chemistry drives the properties |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Biochemical engineering.
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Photobiochemistry.
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Bioreactors.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Industrial & Technical.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Chemical & Biochemical.
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Biochemical engineering
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Bioreactors
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Photobiochemistry
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Legrand, Jack
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| ISBN |
0128037016 |
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9780128037010 |
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