Preliminary investigation on the disruption of microalgae cell wall using Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV)

Noor Farhana  Abdul Rahim; Kee Quen Lee; Nadhirah Shahiera  Shahriel; Hooi-Siang  Kang; Wah Yen  Tey; Kiat Moon  Lee

Authors

Noor Farhana Abdul Rahim Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kee Quen Lee Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5562-7052
Nadhirah Shahiera Shahriel Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Hooi-Siang Kang (1) Marine Technology Center, Institute for Vehicle System and Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; (2) School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0292-4376
Wah Yen Tey (1) Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; (2) Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1865-9212
Kiat Moon Lee Faculty of Engineering, Technology and Built Environment, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1126-9657

Keywords:

Scenedesmus, Vortex Induced Vibration (VIV), Turbidity

Abstract

Scenedesmus sp. is industrially known for its high lipids content that can be used in biofuels production. Most of the conventional mechanical methods to disrupt the microalgae cell wall use high frequency approaches. The conventional high frequency methods have few disadvantages which are high energy consumption, high cost and application of solvents which are the cause of environmental pollution. In this paper, a low frequency method called vortex induced vibration (VIV) is proposed to replace the conventional mechanical methods to disrupt microalgae cell wall. An experimental rig has been designed and fabricated for this experiment. Based on the experiment, the result shows that VIV method has the possibility to break microalgae cell wall since the turbidity decrease throughout the days.

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