Modeling of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) production from Phaeodactylum tricornutum cultures in tubular photobioreactors. Effects of dilution rate, tube diameter, and solar irradiance

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-183

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eicosapentaenoic acid; Irradiance; Light regime; Phaeodactylum tricornutum; Photoinhibition; Tubular photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; FATTY ACIDS; GROWTH KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM; PHOTOINHIBITION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MONOUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DILUTION; GROWTH RATE; LIPID COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; SOLAR RADIATION;

BIOREACTORS; DIATOMS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUNLIGHT;

ALGAE; PHAEODACTYLUM TRICORNUTUM;

EID: 0342264531     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0290(20000420)68:2<173::AID-BIT6>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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