• Outdoor scale-up of Leptolyngbya sp. : Effect of light intensity and inoculum volume on photoinhibition and -oxidation 

      Schipper, Kira; Das, Probir; Al Muraikhi, Mariam; AbdulQuadir, Mohammed; Thaher, Mahmoud Ibrahim; Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J.; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The effect of light intensity and inoculum volume on the occurrence of photooxidation for Leptolyngbya sp. QUCCCM 56 was investigated, to facilitate the transition from small-scale laboratory experiments to large-scale ...
    • Potential of novel desert microalgae and cyanobacteria for commercial applications and CO2 sequestration 

      Schipper, Kira; Al Muraikhi, Mariam; Alghasal, Ghamza Saed H.S.; Saadaoui, Imen; Bounnit, Touria; Rasheed, Rihab; Dalgamouni, Tasneem; Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J.; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      CO2 fixation by phototrophic microalgae and cyanobacteria is seen as a possible global carbon emissions reducer; however, novel microalgae and cyanobacterial strains with tolerance to elevated temperatures and CO2 ...
    • Production of phycocyanin by Leptolyngbya sp. in desert environments 

      Schipper, Kira; Fortunati, Filippo; Oostlander, Pieter C.; Al Muraikhi, Mariam; Al Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J.; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
    • Techno-economics of algae production in the Arabian Peninsula 

      Schipper, Kira; Al-Jabri, Hareb Mohammed S.J.; Wijffels, Rene Hubertus; Barbosa, Maria J. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The Arabian Peninsula’s advantageous climate, availability of non-arable land, access to seawater and CO2-rich flue gas, make it an attractive location for microalgae biomass production. Despite these promising aspects, ...