Tube diameter on tubular photobioreactor for microalgal culture and its biomass productivity

Journal of Chemical Engineering of Japan

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 339-341

  Kobayashi, Kazuki ^a   Fujita, Kazunori ^a  

^a Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass Productivity; Chlorella; Photobioreactor; Tube Diameter; Tubular Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; DRYING; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHTING; PLANT CELL CULTURE; TEMPERATURE; TUBES (COMPONENTS); WEIGHING;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGAL CULTURE; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; TUBE DIAMETER;

BIOREACTORS;

EID: 0031124323     PISSN: 00219592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1252/jcej.30.339     Document Type: Article

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