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Impact of Biomass Drying Process on the Extraction Efficiency of C-Phycoerythrin
(BioTech, 2023-04-23)Drying the biomass produced is one of the critical steps to avoid cell degradation; however, its high energy cost is a significant technological barrier to improving this type of bioprocess’s technical and economic ... -
Using the Response Surface Methodology to Treat Tannery Wastewater with the Bicarbonate-Peroxide System
(ChemEngineering, 2023-07-16)A bicarbonate-peroxide (BAP) system was evaluated to improve the quality of industrial tannery wastewater using an I-optimal experimental design with four variables (temperature, initial pH, bicarbonate, and H2O2 concentration). ... -
A Phytochemical Approach to the Removal of Contaminants from Industrial Dyeing Wastewater
(ChemEngineering, 2023-09-28)This study investigates the influence of photoperiod and wastewater concentration on the growth of microalgae and cyanobacteria for the removal of environmentally significant parameters (COD, BOD, Cr, Fe, color, chlorides, ... -
Enhanced UV/H2O2 System for the Oxidation of Organic Contaminants and Ammonia Transformation from Tannery Effluents
(Processes, 2023-10-27)In this work, a UV/H2O2 system in real tannery wastewater was evaluated by an experimental design with optimal stage 2-level I-optimal reaction surface using Design Expert software to analyze the effects of temperature, ... -
Environmental Footprint of Inland Fisheries: Integrating LCA Analysis to Assess the Potential of Wastewater-Based Microalga Cultivation as a Promising Solution for Animal Feed Production
(Processes, 2023-11-20)This study evaluated the environmental impacts of producing 1 kg of biomass for animal feed grown in inland fisheries effluents as a culture medium using the ReCiPe method. Four scenarios with two downstream alternatives ... -
Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Two Rice Cultivation Systems Compared to an Agroforestry Cultivation System
(2021-12-23)After changes in tillage on croplands, it is necessary to assess the effects on soil organic carbon (SOC) dynamics in order to identify if soil is a sink or emitter of carbon to the atmosphere. This study was conducted in ... -
A Simulation Analysis of a Microalgal-Production Plant for the Transformation of Inland-Fisheries Wastewater in Sustainable Feed
(2022-01-16)The present research evaluates the simulation of a system for transforming inland-fisheries wastewater into sustainable fish feed using Designer® software. The data required were obtained from the experimental cultivation ... -
Prospects for using wastewater from a farm for algae cultivation: The case of Eastern Colombia
(2021-05-24): In recent years, the technical and economic feasibility of using microalgae and cyanobacteria has been explored for the removal and exploitation of domestic, agricultural and industrial residual effluents with high C, ... -
Modelling of DHA Production from S. Limacinum ouc88: fed-batch perspectives
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)Biotechnology and its need to improve industrial processes have shown the need for techniques that allow processes optimization. Computer simulation offers the advantage of determining production prospects without ... -
Operating Mode Effect on Lipids Production from Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: Modelling and Simulation Trends
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)A sustainable alternative for fossil fuels substitution is the production of biodiesel from natural lipids. Mainly, such oil used is in the form of triglycerides and is characterized by being potentially renewable, ... -
Dynamic Simulation of Bioethanol Production from Banana Rejected using Flocculating Yeast
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)A dynamic model is presented to simulate a fermentation process for bioethanol production from banana rejected using a batch system. The critical model feature is using an inhibition function to relate substrate concentration ... -
Dynamic Modeling of Tannase Production from Bacillus cereus: A Framework Simulation based on Fed Batch Strategy
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)Tannase enzyme is a metabolite of great interest in the industry. Typical examples of its use can be found in wines and beer production, beverage and juice fruits clarification and leather production. However, tannase ... -
Evaluation of the Light/Dark Cycle and Concentration of Tannery Wastewater in the Production of Biomass and Metabolites of Industrial Interest from Microalgae and Cyanobacteria
(WaterSuiza, 2022-01-25)The tanning industry transforms animal skins into leather and produces liquid effluents with a high organic and inorganic pollutant load. This work evaluated the effect of the tannery wastewater (TWW) concentration and ... -
Cellulase Production from Trichoderma harzianum: a Framework Modeling for Evaluating Different Operating Mode Strategies
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)The cellulase enzyme has been used in essential applications in the textile industry and the formulation of some medicines. Therefore, a mathematical model based on previous reports is proposed for cellulase enzyme ... -
Computer-Aided Evaluation of Ethanol Production from a Continuous Operating Mode using Simulink
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-10)Fossil fuels have become a great energy source worldwide. However, its prolonged use has caused severe environmental pollution problems. Biofuels generated from biomass as a product of microbial biotechnology emerge as ... -
The Circular Economy Approach to Improving CNP Ratio in Inland Fishery Wastewater for Increasing Algal Biomass Production
(WaterSuiza, 2022-02-26)In this work, the capacity of wastewater from an inland fishery system in Colombia (Norte de Santander) was tested as culture medium for Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp. Due to insufficient N and P concentrations for ... -
Modeling of Clavulanic Acid Production from Streptomyces clavuligerus using a Continuous Operation Mode
(Reino Unido, 2021-09-12)Clavulanic acid is a β-lactam inhibitor produced by fermentation with Streptomyces clavuligerus cells, and it is usually used to prevent resistance to certain antibiotics. However, CA production is limited at the bioreactor ... -
Application of Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp. in the Bioconversion of Urban Leachates into Industrially Relevant Metabolites
(Applied SciencesSuiza, 2022-02-26): This paper explores the ability of Chlorella sp. and Scenedesmus sp. to convert landfill leachates into usable metabolites. Different concentrations (0.5, 1, 5, and 10% v/v) of leachate coupled with an inorganic carbon ... -
Optimization of Phycobiliprotein Solubilization from a Thermotolerant Oscillatoria sp
(ProcessesSuiza, 2022-04-24)The present study evaluated the effect of multiple variables (drying time, drying temperature, biomass/solvent ratio, glass beads/biomass ratio, extraction time, and extraction speed) in the solubilization of three different ... -
Bubble coalescence model effect on oxygen mass transfer using non-newtonian fluids
(Journal of Engineering Science and TechnologyMalasia, 2021-08)A modified bubble coalescence model including rheological conditions and shear forces in non-Newtonian fluids is evaluated using CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics). Euler's model, along with population balance equations, ...