Optimización de temperatura en reactores raceway para la producción de microalgas mediante regulación de nivel

José González Hernández; Enrique Rodríguez Miranda; José Luis Guzmán Sánchez; Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernández; Antonio Visioli

doi:10.4995/riai.2022.16586

Autores/as

José González Hernández Universidad de Almería
Enrique Rodríguez Miranda Universidad de Almería
José Luis Guzmán Sánchez Universidad de Almería https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5312-0776
Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernández Universidad de Almería
Antonio Visioli Universidad de Brescia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/riai.2022.16586

Palabras clave:

Microalgas, Reactores abiertos, Optimización de temperatura, Control

Resumen

En los sistemas de producción de microalgas, además del pH y el oxígeno disuelto, otros parámetros que afectan de forma considerable al crecimiento de las microalgas son la radiación solar y la temperatura. La radiación solar no es controlable y es considerada como la principal perturbación del sistema. En relación a la temperatura, un valor inadecuado de la misma reduce de manera notoria la productividad de biomasa en los fotobioreactores y puede incluso causar el colapso total de los cultivos. El control directo de la temperatura en reactores abiertos a gran escala se considera inviable debido a la gran cantidad de energía requerida, por lo que se suele optar por la opción de usar sistemas pasivos o semipasivos. Este artículo presenta un método indirecto para la optimización de la temperatura en fotobioreactores de escala industrial haciendo uso de un modelo de balance térmico del sistema y de predicciones climáticas futuras.

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Biografía del autor/a

José González Hernández, Universidad de Almería

Dpto. de Informática

Enrique Rodríguez Miranda, Universidad de Almería

Dep. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

José Luis Guzmán Sánchez, Universidad de Almería

Departamento de Informática

Francisco Gabriel Acién Fernández, Universidad de Almería

Dpto. de Ingeniería Química

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