Commercial production of microalgae: ponds, tanks, tubes and fermenters

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 313-321

  Borowitzka, Michael A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorella; Dunaliella; Photobioreactors; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; CONTINUOUS CELL CULTURE; FERMENTERS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ALGAE;

ASTAXANTHIN; BETA CAROTENE;

ALGA; BIOREACTOR; CHLORELLA; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; TANK; TUBE;

CHLORELLA; DUNALIELLA SALINA; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 0033034325     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00083-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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