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The impact of nitrogen starvation on the dynamics of triacylglycerol accumulation in nine microalgae strains.
- G. Breuer, P. Lamers, D. Martens, R. B. Draaisma, R. Wijffels
- Biology, Medicine
- Bioresource technology
- 1 November 2012
Microalgae-derived lipids are an alternative to vegetable and fossil oils, but lipid content and quality vary among microalgae strains. Selection of a suitable strain for lipid production is… Expand
Microalgal production--a close look at the economics.
- Niels-Henrik Norsker, M. Barbosa, M. Vermuë, R. Wijffels
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Biotechnology advances
- 2011
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Worldwide, microalgal biofuel production is being investigated. It is strongly debated which type of production technology is the most adequate. Microalgal biomass production costs were… Expand
Enclosed outdoor photobioreactors: light regime, photosynthetic efficiency, scale-up, and future prospects.
- M. Janssen, J. Tramper, L. R. Mur, R. Wijffels
- Biology, Medicine
- Biotechnology and bioengineering
- 20 January 2003
Enclosed outdoor photobioreactors need to be developed and designed for large-scale production of phototrophic microorganisms. Both light regime and photosynthetic efficiency were analyzed in… Expand
Metabolic modeling of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: energy requirements for photoautotrophic growth and maintenance
- Anna M. J. Kliphuis, A. J. Klok, D. Martens, P. Lamers, M. Janssen, R. Wijffels
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of Applied Phycology
- 15 April 2011
In this study, a metabolic network describing the primary metabolism of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was constructed. By performing chemostat experiments at different growth rates, energy parameters for… Expand
Harvesting of microalgae by bio-flocculation
- S. Salim, R. Bosma, M. Vermuë, R. Wijffels
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Journal of Applied Phycology
- 28 September 2010
The high-energy input for harvesting biomass makes current commercial microalgal biodiesel production economically unfeasible. A novel harvesting method is presented as a cost and energy efficient… Expand
Cell disruption for microalgae biorefineries.
- E. Günerken, E. D’Hondt, M. Eppink, L. Garcia-Gonzalez, K. Elst, R. Wijffels
- Environmental Science, Medicine
- Biotechnology advances
- 1 March 2015
Microalgae are a potential source for various valuable chemicals for commercial applications ranging from nutraceuticals to fuels. Objective in a biorefinery is to utilize biomass ingredients… Expand
Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater effluent using microalgal biofilms.
- N. C. Boelee, H. Temmink, M. Janssen, C. Buisman, R. Wijffels
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Water research
- 15 November 2011
Microalgal biofilms have so far received little attention as post-treatment for municipal wastewater treatment plants, with the result that the removal capacity of microalgal biofilms in… Expand
Simultaneous growth and neutral lipid accumulation in microalgae.
- A. J. Klok, D. Martens, R. Wijffels, P. Lamers
- Biology, Medicine
- Bioresource technology
- 1 April 2013
In this paper the hypothesis was tested whether TAG accumulation serves as an energy sink when microalgae are exposed to an energy imbalance caused by nutrient limitation. In our continuous culture… Expand
Acetate as a carbon source for hydrogen production by photosynthetic bacteria.
- M. Barbosa, J. M. Rocha, J. Tramper, R. Wijffels
- Chemistry, Medicine
- Journal of biotechnology
- 23 January 2001
Hydrogen is a clean energy alternative to fossil fuels. Photosynthetic bacteria produce hydrogen from organic compounds by an anaerobic light-dependent electron transfer process. In the present study… Expand
Cultivation of Marine Sponges
- R. Osinga, J. Tramper, R. Wijffels
- Medicine, Biology
- Marine Biotechnology
- 1 November 1999
Abstract: There is increasing interest in biotechnological production of marine sponge biomass owing to the discovery of many commercially important secondary metabolites in this group of animals. In… Expand