Open pond definition

Open pond means an outdoor pond that is not entirely covered to prevent the escape of fish.

Examples of Open pond in a sentence

• Therefore, the direct demand for Growth and first Dewatering is the product, (1348 Btu/kg-algae) (1.17 kg- algae/kg dewatered algae) (4.68 kg dewatered-algae/kg-lipid).c Open pond plus bio-flocculation in figure 2.d DAF and centrifuge in figure 2.e Homogenizer and hexane extraction in figure 2.f Transesterification is an off-site process but is included here to display the relationship between lipid mass and biodiesel energy content.

• Open pond system is the cheapest method for mass cultivation of microalgae compared to close PBRs. Open pond systems do not compete with agricultural crops for land, since these can be established in minimal crop production areas (Chisti 2008).

• Open pond systems, require highly selective environments due to inherent threat of contamination and pollution from other algae species and protozoa [98].

• Open pond based systems have been designed either under the old code of practise that required the 1 in 5 storm event or more recently developments have designed to meet a 1 in 10 storm event.

• Open pond systems rely on large shallow ponds, possibly using wastewater and CO2 emissions from power generation plants.

• Open pond systems for the production of biofuels are under development.

• Companies Deploying Photoautotrophic Algae Systems Company Open pond cultivation incurs a relatively low cost of capital for cultivation but harvesting and dewatering are expensive.

• The advantages and disadvantages of these two systems are compared in Table 1.1. Open pond system has been used for large scale algae cultivation since the 1950s.

• This was followed by comments mentioning how the proposals are a good idea in general and should be implemented (21.4%).

• Open- pond systems have not been considered feasible for the cultivation of algae with high oil content.