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2015 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel

10. Solar-to-Biomass Conversion Efficiency

verfasst von : Cinzia Formighieri

Erschienen in: Solar-to-fuel conversion in algae and cyanobacteria

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

A maximum theoretical yield in solar-to-biomass conversion can be estimated from the efficiency of the photosynthetic process, considering utilization of all available light. The solar-to-biomass conversion yield is expected to be higher in algae than in terrestrial plants, because algae do not need to consume energy for the development of supporting structures, but all algal biomass is photosynthetically active. However, photosynthetic productivities obtained during mass cultivation of wild type algal strains are far below theoretical calculations, mainly because of light utilization inefficiency.

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Metadaten
Titel
Solar-to-Biomass Conversion Efficiency
verfasst von
Cinzia Formighieri
Copyright-Jahr
2015
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16730-5_10