Photobioreactors: Light regime, mass transfer, and scaleup

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 231-247

  Molina Grima, E ^a   Fernández, F G Acién ^a   Garcia Camacho F ^a   Chisti, Yusuf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Light regimen; Mass transfer; Microalgae; Photobioreactors; Scaleup

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MASS TRANSFER; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT CELL CULTURE; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

LIGHT REGIME ANALYSIS; MICROALGAE; TUBULAR PHOTOBIOREACTOR TECHNOLOGY;

BIOREACTORS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALGA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY;

EID: 0345161390     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00078-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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