Effect of carrageenan immobilization on the physiological activities of Chlorella vulgaris

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 115-121

  Lau, P S ^a   Tam, N F Y ^b   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Carrageenan; Chlorella vulgaris; Immobilization; Microalgae; Nitrate reductase

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHLOROPHYLL; ENZYME KINETICS; GROWTH KINETICS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CARAGEENAN; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

CELL IMMOBILIZATION;

CARRAGEENAN; CHLOROPHYLL; NITRATE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032006403     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00111-9     Document Type: Article

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