Passive temperature control of an outdoor photobioreactor by phase change materials

UYAR B., KAPUCU N.

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, cilt.90, sa.5, ss.915-920, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 90 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1002/jctb.4398
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.915-920
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: photobioreactor, phase change material, passive cooling, Rhodobacter capsulatus, temperature control, capric acid, Glauber's salt, THERMAL-ENERGY STORAGE, BIOLOGICAL HYDROGEN-PRODUCTION, RHODOBACTER-CAPSULATUS, PHOTOSYNTHETIC BACTERIUM, BIOHYDROGEN PRODUCTION, PCM, GREENHOUSE, BUILDINGS, SYSTEMS, ACID
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

BACKGROUNDPhotobioreactors operated under sunlight require a temperature control system. Proposed cooling/heating systems increase the cost of the bioprocess due to their intensive energy utilization or the decrease in bioprocess efficiency they cause. In this study, a novel solar photobioreactor was developed in which phase change materials are employed for controlling the temperature without using external energy. The system was tested in outdoor conditions using Rhodobacter capsulatus as a model photosynthetic microorganism.