Efficiency of light utilization of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under medium-duration light/dark cycles

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-137

  Janssen, Marcel ^a   Janssen, Matthias ^a   De Winter, Marcel ^a   Tramper, Johannes ^a   Mur, Luuc R ^b   Snel, Jan ^a   Wijffels, René H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass yield; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Light utilization efficiency; Light dark cycles; Microalgae; Photobioreactors; Quantum yield

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DARKNESS; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH RATE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOREACTORS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0034629253     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00233-3     Document Type: Article

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