Productivity and photosynthetic efficiency of Spirulina platensis as affected by light intensity, algal density and rate of mixing in a flat plate photobioreactor

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-145

  Qiang, Hu ^a   Richmond, Amos ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

algal density; light intensity; mixing rate; photobioreactor; photosynthetic efficiency; productivity; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

CYANOBACTERIA; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

EID: 0029987395     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02186317     Document Type: Article

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