Airlift-driven external-loop tubular photobioreactors for outdoor production of microalgae: Assessment of design and performance

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 2721-2732

  Acien Fernandez F G ^a   Fernandez Sevilla J M ^a   Sanchez Perez J A ^a   Molina Grima, E ^a   Chisti, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRLIFT REACTOR; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL GROWTH; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; DILUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELLS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OXYGEN; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

AIRLIFT SYSTEMS;

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALGA; BIOREACTOR; DESIGN; TUBULAR REACTOR;

EID: 0035938663     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(00)00521-2     Document Type: Article

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