Hydrodynamics and mass transfer in a tubular airlift photobioreactor

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 169-184

  Babcock, Roger W ^a   Malda, Jos ^b   Radway, JoAnn C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Hydrodynamics; Mass transfer; Microalgae; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOREACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; MASS TRANSFER; MICROALGA;

ALGAE;

EID: 0036619788     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019924226457     Document Type: Article

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