Efficient utilization of high irradiance for production of photoautotropic cell mass: A survey

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 8, Issue 4-5, 1996, Pages 381-387

  Richmond, Amos ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

high irradiance; light dark cycles; mass production; mixing rates; optimal culture density; photobioreactor; photosynthetic efficiency

Indexed keywords

ALGAE;

EID: 0030433689     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02178581     Document Type: Article

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