Combined effects of light intensity, light-path and culture density on output rate of spirulina platensis (cyanobacteria)

European Journal of Phycology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-171

  Qiang, Hu ^a,b   Richmond, Amos ^a   Zarmi, Yair ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Light path; Light dark cycles; Optimal culture density; Photobioreactors; Spirulina platensis; Ultrahigh cell density

Indexed keywords

CELL CULTURE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ALGAL CULTURE; CULTURE DENSITY; LIGHT REGIME; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0031683373     PISSN: 09670262     EISSN: 14694433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670269810001736663     Document Type: Article

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