Hydrodynamic aspects and Arthrospira growth in two outdoor tubular undulating row photobioreactors

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-22

  Carlozzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; RECYCLING; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOREACTORS; CYANOBACTERIA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PHOTOBIOLOGY;

ARTHROSPIRA; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0033927590     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530000355     Document Type: Article

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