DEFINING THE PROBLEMS OF INTEGRATED ALGAE PHOTOBIOREACTOR SYSTEMS TO ARCHITECTURE

Yıl 2019, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 52 - 70, 28.06.2019

Funda Öztürk Kerestecioğlu Yunus Turan Pekmezci

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With CO₂ absorption ability, waste water treatment quality, O₂ production potential and lots of other organismal
features, as results of the extensive researches on microalgae it was understood that these organisms are the solution of
clean energy problems for the world in the next century.
The limited experience about using of microalgae photobioreactors in architecture requires
shedding light on some issues. So, this paper mainly
aims to explore the problems of photobioreactor systems which are integrated in architectonics. For this purpose, this study will examine totally 10 algae
architecture projects. Microalgae photobioreactor
systems commonly used in
architecture in 3 different ways as building
integrated photobioreactors as a secondary facade, holistic urban approaches in
macro scale and individual installations. In the
scope of study, 4 projects in building scale, 3
projects in urban scale and 3 projects a a singular installation are selected. The paper has concluded that the integration of algae to
the architecture encounters some challenges,
including the high initilal and operating cost,
additional load to the structural system, accordanceand
solidity to the weather conditions,
compatibility to the local climate, limitation of
view for the residents need for high space
requirements for storage and operating systems and supplying limitations to the
common infrastructure of the zone. With identifying this lookouts, this study provides an evaluation method to appreciate and take
attention when the photobioreactor systems are applied in architecture. Besides
that, using algae in architecture has brought many benefits like energy saving,
CO₂ emission reductions, O₂ release, biofuel production,
wastewater treatment from micro scale by using building facades and macro scale
by integrating to the cities. The unrivalled benefits of the algae
photobioreactor systems through the combination of the technical and biological
and chemical cycles within architecture commence an
innovative approach to renewable energy architecture by integrating
environmentalist architectural design values and will shed light on future
studies.

Anahtar Kelimeler

microalgae, photobioreactors, algae architecture, biomass, algaeenergy

Kaynakça

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