Sequential heterotrophic/autotrophic cultivation - An efficient method of producing Chlorella biomass for health food and animal feed

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 359-366

  Ogbonna, James C ^a   Masui, Hiroyuki ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Algae biomass; Autotrophic culture; Carbon dioxide fixation; Cellular components; Heterotrophic culture

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CULTIVATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM;

ALGAL CULTURE; FOOD RESOURCE; LABORATORY CULTURE;

CHLORELLA;

EID: 0031416109     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007981930676     Document Type: Article

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