Preliminary investigation on the disruption of microalgae cell wall using vortex induced vibration (VIV)

• Main Authors: Abdul Rahim, Noor Farhana, Lee, Kee Quen, Shahiera, Nadhirah, Kang, Hooi Siang, Tey, Wah Yen, Lee, Kiat Moon
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Akademia Baru Publishing (M) Sdn Bhd 2021
• Subjects: TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98390/1/LeeKeeQuen2021_PreliminaryInvestigationontheDisruptionofMicroalgae.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/98390/; https://www.akademiabaru.com/submit/index.php/progee/article/view/3184

Scenedesmus sp. is industrially known for its high lipids content that can be used in biofuels production. Most of the conventional mechanical methods to disrupt the microalgae cell wall use high frequency approaches. The conventional high frequency methods have few disadvantages which are high ener...