Growth and hydrocarbon production of microalga Botryococcus braunii in bubble column photobioreactors

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 811-815

  Kojima, Eiichi ^a   Zhang, Kai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Botryococcus braunii; Growth associated; Hydrocarbon production; Microalga; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCOCCENE; HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH; ILLUMINATION; KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY;

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII;

EID: 0032798626     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1723(99)80158-3     Document Type: Article

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