Development of an Integrated Process for Bio-Oil Production from Microalgae

摘要

In this paper an integrated process for bio-oil, fine chemicals and energy productionrnfrom microalgae in photobioreactors is proposed. The proposed process is aimed to: fixrncarbon dioxide coming from thermovalorization plants; use the industrial effluentsrncontaining organic carbon and nitrogen for the heterotrophic growth of microalgae;rnobtain bio-oil as raw material for biodiesel production; produce high value-added finernchemicals; increase the thermal value of the solid residue for energy production.rnThe selected strains (Chlorella vulgaris and Nannochloropsis oculata) were used in labscalernreactors in order to optimise the operating conditions for maximising oilrnproduction.