Optimal tilt angles of enclosed reactors for growing photoautotrophic microorganisms outdoors

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 230-236

  Qiang, H U ^a   Faiman, David ^a   Richmond, Amos ^a  

^a MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biomass productivity; Microalgae; Optimal population density; Photobioreactor; Photosynthetic efficiency; Solar irradiance; Spirulina platensis; Tilt angle

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; EFFICIENCY; GROWTH KINETICS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRODUCTIVITY; SOLAR RADIATION;

OPTIMAL TILT ANGLES; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

BIOREACTORS;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0031969777     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(97)86773-6     Document Type: Article

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