Effect of ammonia concentrations on growth of Chlorella vulgaris and nitrogen removal from media

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-50

  Tam, N F Y ^a   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Ammonium; Chlorella; Growth; Microalgae; Nitrogen removal; Physiology

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DENSITY; CHLORELLA; CULTURE MEDIUM; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

AMMONIA; GROWTH KINETICS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ALGAE GROWTH; AMMONIA CONCENTRATION EFFECT; AMMONIUM REMOVAL; MICROALGAE; UNICELLULAR GREEN ALGA;

ALGAE;

BIOREACTORS; NITROGEN; PLANTS; REMOVAL;

EID: 0030176697     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-8524(96)00045-4     Document Type: Article

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