Effect of light intensity on colony size of microalga Botryococcus braunii in bubble column photobioreactors

Journal of Fermentation and Bioengineering

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-576

  Zhang, Kai ^a   Kojima, Eiichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botryococcus braunii; Bubble column; Colony size; Light intensity; Microalga; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHT; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; COLONY SIZE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ALGAE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FILM; GROWTH; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TURBULENT FLOW;

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 0032435019     PISSN: 0922338X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-338X(99)80009-9     Document Type: Article

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