Novel Waveguide Reactor Design for Enhancing Algal Biofilm Growth
Researchers from Canada conducted an experiment to design a novel waveguide reactor for enhancing algal biofilm growth. Five different waveguide designs were developed. The light emission from these waveguide designs was characterized and the algal biofilm growth on waveguides was characterized in a parallel plate airlift reactor. The light intensity and carbon dioxide concentration were varied to analyse the differences in interaction effects.
Results indicated that light emitting waveguides could be suitable for algal biofilm growth and that this paves way to explore new algal film photobioreactor configurations.