Photosynthetic production of the filamentous cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis in a cone-shaped helical tubular photobioreactor

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 693-698

  Watanabe, Y ^a   Hall, D O ^b  

^a CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029991038     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050618     Document Type: Article

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