Date Available
4-5-2012
Year of Publication
2011
Degree Name
Master of Science in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (MSBiosyAgE)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Agriculture; Engineering
Department/School/Program
Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering
First Advisor
Dr. C. L. Crofcheck
Abstract
In recent years, there has been a concern for the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere and how it will be captured. One way to capture carbon dioxide is with algae. In this study, algae's growth was measured at different temperatures. The first part of the study was to grow Scenedesmus and Chlorella with M8 or urea growth media at a temperature of 25, 30 or 35ºC. It was found that 30ºC had the best growth rates for both algae. The second part studied Scenedesmus growth with urea, more in-depth, and found the optimum growth temperature to be 27.5ºC with a growth rate of 0.29 1/hr. The last part of the study was a heat transfer model which predicted the temperature of a greenhouse and an outdoor unit. The model could also predict the growth rate of the algae and the temperature if flue gas is mixed in with the algae.
Recommended Citation
Cassidy, Keelin Owen, "EVALUATING ALGAL GROWTH AT DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES" (2011). Theses and Dissertations--Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/bae_etds/3
