Modeling of biomass productivity in tubular photobioreactors for microalgal cultures: Effects of dilution rate, tube diameter, and solar irradiance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 605-616

  Fernández, F G Acién ^a   Camacho, F García ^a   Pérez, J A Sánchez ^a   Sevilla, J M Fernández ^a   Grima, E Molina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Microalgal culture; Solar irradiance; Tubular photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SOLAR RADIATION; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

MICROALGAE; TUBULAR BIOREACTORS;

PLANT CELL CULTURE;

ALGA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH INHIBITION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 0042382924     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(19980620)58:6<605::AID-BIT6>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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