Analysis of photobioreactors for culturing high-value microalgae and cyanobacteria via an advanced diagnostic technique: CARPT

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2519-2527

  Luo, Hu Ping ^a   Kemoun, Abdenour ^a   Al Dahhan, Muthanna H ^a   Sevilla, J M Fernández ^b   Sánchez, J L García ^b   Camacho, F García ^b   Grima, E Molina ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airlift; Bubble column; CARPT; Hydrodynamics; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIXING; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SHEAR STRESS;

PHOTOBIOREACTORS (PBR);

ALGAE;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BUBBLE COLUMN; FLOW FIELD; HYDRODYNAMICS;

EID: 0038127259     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2509(03)00098-8     Document Type: Article

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