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This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) and the European Union "Next Generation EU"/PRTR, TEDDY (TED2021-130366B-I00).

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December 10, 2024
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A Novel Methodological Approach to Simulating the Growth of Photosynthetic Organisms Using Long-Term Meteorological Sequences: A Case Study of Microalgae (Chlorella vulgaris)

Publicated to:Applied Sciences-Basel. 14 (22): 10580- - 2024-11-01 14(22), DOI: 10.3390/app142210580

Authors: Wane, Ousmane; Zarzalejo, Luis F; Ferrera-Cobos, Francisco; Navarro, Ana A; Valenzuela, Rita X

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CIEMAT Energy Dept, Renewable Energy Div, Avda Complutense 40, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, ETSI Agron Alimentaria & Biosistemas, Avda Puerta Hierro 2-4, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author

Abstract

The growth of photosynthetic organisms requires specific ranges of temperature and photosynthetically active radiation. Monitoring and maintaining these conditions is technically difficult, especially in outdoor cultures. In such cases, a typical meteorological sequence can be a useful tool for estimating the growth of photosynthetic organisms. This study proposes a new methodology based on long-term meteorological sequences to simulate the growth of photosynthetic organisms. This case study addresses microalgae growth simulation (Chlorella vulgaris) in Riosequillo in the north of the Madrid region (Spain) for the four seasons of the year. Then, these estimates are compared with the observed results of an experimental culture of microalgae in domestic wastewater. The results also show strong agreement with the probability distribution function of the daily biomass concentration, giving the best results for typical summer and spring meteorological sequences. The methodology seems to confirm the representativeness of typical meteorological sequences, allows for the identification of the most likely production scenarios for project feasibility analyses, and may be applied to decision-making processes.

Keywords

<italic>chlorella vulgaris</italicChlorella vulgarisCultivationEffluentHigh-rate algae pondLightLong-term meteorological sequencesMicroalgaeModelMunicipal waste-waterPerformancePhotosynthetic organismsPondRatesRemovalSimulationTemperatureWastewater treatment

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Applied Sciences-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 50/175, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Engineering, Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Engineering (Miscellaneous).

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-09-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 4.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 0.25.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://oa.upm.es/89116/

As a result of the publication of the work in the institutional repository, statistical usage data has been obtained that reflects its impact. In terms of dissemination, we can state that, as of

  • Views: 67
  • Downloads: 3

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (WANE, OUSMANE) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been WANE, OUSMANE.