Productivity of Spirulina in a strongly curved outdoor tubular photobioreactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 18-23

  Carlozzi, P ^a   Torzillo, G ^a  

^a Microbiologiche dell'Univ Firenze ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOACTIVATION;

EID: 0029886401     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050642     Document Type: Article

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