Eicosapentaenoic acid-rich biomass production by the microalga Phaeodactylum tricornutum in a continuous-flow reactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-88

  Reis, Alberto ^a   Gouveia, Luisa ^a   Veloso, Vera ^b   Fernandes, Helena L ^b   Empis, José A ^a   Novais, Julio M ^a  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Continuous reactor; Diatom; EPA; Fatty acids; Lipids; Microalga; Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOREACTORS; COMPOSITION; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; MARINE BIOLOGY; NITRATES; PROTOZOA;

BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTORS; DILUTION RATES; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MARINE DIATOM; MONOGALACTOSYLDIACYLGLYCEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

BIOMASS;

ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; NITRATE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIATOM; DILUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; BACILLARIOPHYTA; NITZSCHIA ALBA; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030010071     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(95)00157-3     Document Type: Article

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