Elemental balancing of biomass and medium composition enhances growth capacity in high-density Chlorella vulgaris cultures

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 605-611

  Mandalam, Ramkumar K ^a,b   Palsson, Bernhard Ø ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Aastrom Biosciences Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Chlorella vulgaris; Elemental balancing; High density cultures; Medium design; Photoautotrophic growth

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS;

PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC GROWTH;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; GROWTH RATE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL LINE; CHLORELLA; CHLOROPHYLL; TIME FACTORS;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 0032487112     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980905)59:5<605::AID-BIT11>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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