Autotrophic growth and carotenoid production of Haematococcus pluvialis in a 30 liter air-lift photobioreactor

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Marker, Mark ^a,b   Tsavalos, Alex J ^a   Young, Andrew J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

astaxanthin; carotenoid; Haematococcus

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; GREEN ALGA; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION;

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; HAEMATOCOCCUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS;

EID: 0029796123     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0922-338X(96)85031-8     Document Type: Article

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