Modeling and simulation of a tubular recycle photobioreactor for macroalgal cell suspension cultures

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 54, Issue 15-16, 1999, Pages 3153-3162

  Rorrer, G L ^a   Mullikin, R K ^a  

^a 1148 Kelley Engineering Center Corvallis   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioreactor; Mass transfer; Photosynthetic; Tubular

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; MODEL; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIMULATION;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

MACROALGAL CELL SUSPENSION CULTURE; TUBULAR RECYCLE PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTOR; MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOREACTOR;

EID: 0033167011     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(98)00296-6     Document Type: Article

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