Review Article
Chlorophyll Extraction from Microalgae: A Review on the Process Engineering Aspects
Table 2
Comparison between microalgal cultivation systems [
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| System | Raceway ponds | Tubular photobioreactors |
| Light efficiency | Fairly good | Excellent | Temperature control | None | Excellent | Gas transfer | Poor | Low - high | Oxygen production | Low | High | Accumulation | Low | Low - high | Hydrodynamic stress on algae | Difficult | Easy | Species control | None | Achievable | Sterility | Low | High | Cost to scale-up | Low | High | Volumetric productivity | High | Low |
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