Efficiency of sunlight utilization: Tubular versus flat photobioreactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-197

  Tredici, Mario R ^a   Zlttelli, Graziella Chini ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Algal cultures; Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis; Light saturation effect; Photosynthetic efficiency; Spatial dilution of light; Tubular and flat photobioreactors

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0031962975     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980120)57:2<187::AID-BIT7>3.0.CO;2-J     Document Type: Article

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