A helical tubular photobioreactor producing Spirulina in a semicontinuous mode

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 151-155

  Travieso, L ^a   Hall, D O ^b   Rao, K K ^b   Benitez F ^a   Sanchez E ^a   Borja, R ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Cuba)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Helical tubular photobioreactor; Performance; Productivity; Semicontinuous mode; Spirulina

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346488894     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(01)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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