PALADINO , Ombretta

The amount of solid and liquid organic waste and wastewater is continuously increasing all over the world. The necessity of their reuse and recycling is, therefore, becoming more and more pressing. Furthermore, the limited fossil fuel resources, in conjunction with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, advocate the production of...

This study aims to set up the operating conditions of a battery of airlift photo-bioreactors (AL-PBRs) for Chlorella vulgaris cultivation integrated into a pilot-scale Biowaste-to-Biofuels (BtB) production plant, producing both biodiesel by transesterification of waste frying oils and syngas by wood chips gasification. Microalgae are fed with...