The water footprint of biofilm cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis is greatly decreased by using sealed narrow chambers combined with slow aeration rate.
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Abstract
Biofilm cultivation of microalgae has great potential in many applications. However,
the water footprint for this method has not been well assessed. This issue was explored
with the microalga Haematococcus pluvialis.
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Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology,
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, Shandong, People's Republic of China,
yinsc@qibebt.ac.cn.