Microalgae cultivation in air-lift reactors: Modeling biomass yield and growth rate as a function of mixing frequency

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 170-179

  Barbosa, Maria J ^a   Janssen, Marcel ^a   Ham, Nienke ^a   Tramper, Johannes ^a   Wijffels, René H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air lift; Biomass yield; Light dark cycles; Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Response surface methodology

Indexed keywords

AIR; ALGAE; FREQUENCIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRODUCTIVITY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MICROALGAE;

BIOREACTORS;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; SIMULATION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHOTOPERIOD; SUNLIGHT;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 0037457497     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10563     Document Type: Article

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