?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F584%2F&rft.title=Modeling+and+Optimization+of+Algae+Growth&rft.creator=Thornton%2C+A&rft.creator=Weinhart%2C+T&rft.creator=Bokhove%2C+O&rft.subject=Environment&rft.subject=Materials&rft.subject=Medical+and+pharmaceutical&rft.description=The+wastewater+from+greenhouses+has+a+high+amount+of+mineral+contamination+and%0D%0Aan+environmentally-friendly+method+of+removal+is+to+use+algae+to+clean+this+runoff+water.+The+algae+consume+the+minerals+as+part+of+their+growth+process.+In+addition+to+cleaning+the+water%2C+the+created+algal+bio-mass+has+a+variety+of+applications+including+production+of+bio-diesel%2C+animal+feed%2C+products+for+pharmaceutical+and+cosmetic+purposes%2C+or+it+can+even+be+used+as+a+source+of+heating+or+electricity.%0D%0AThe+aim+of+this+paper+is+to+develop+a+model+of+algae+production+and+use+this+model+to+investigate+how+best+to+optimize+algae+farms+to+satisfy+the+dual+goals+of+maximizing+growth+and+removing+mineral+contaminants.%0D%0AWith+this+aim+in+mind+the+paper+is+split+into+five+main+sections.+In+the+first+a+review+of+the+biological+literature+is+undertaken+with+the+aim+of+determining+what+factors+effect+the+growth+of+algae.+The+second+section+contains+a+review+of+exciting+mathematical+models+from+the+literature%2C+and+for+each+model+a+steady-state+analysis+is+performed.+Moreover%2C+for+each+model+the+strengths+and+weaknesses+are+discussed+in+detail.+In+the+third+section%2C+a+new+two-stage+model+for+algae+production+is+proposed%2C+careful+estimation+of+parameters+is+undertaken+and+numerical+solutions+are+presented.+In+the+next+section%2C+a+new+one-dimensional+spatial-temporal+model+is+presented%2C+numerically%0D%0Asolved+and+optimization+strategies+are+discussed.+Finally%2C+these+elements+are+brought+together+and+recommendations+of+how+to+continue+are+drawn.&rft.date=2010&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F584%2F1%2FAmst104.pdf&rft.identifier=++Thornton%2C+A+and+Weinhart%2C+T+and+Bokhove%2C+O++(2010)+Modeling+and+Optimization+of+Algae+Growth.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++