Growth of Chlorella outdoors in a changing light environment

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 425-430

  Ma, Xi ^a   Chen, Kah Wuan ^a   Lee, Yuan Kun ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Carbon and nitrogen output; Changing irradiance; Chlorella; Enclosed tubular photobioreactor; Outdoor culture

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; GREEN ALGAE; LAGAE; LIGHT ENVIRONMENT; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIANCE;

CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS;

EID: 0031426623     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007987919641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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