Chlorophyll production from Spirulina platensis: Cultivation with urea addition by fed-batch process

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-141

  Rangel Yagui, Carlota De Oliveira ^a   Danesi, Eliane Dalva Godoy ^a   De Carvalho, João Carlos Monteiro ^a   Sato, Sunao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass production; Chlorophyll; Fed batch process; Light intensity; Spirulina platensis; Urea

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; PIGMENTS; UREA;

CELLULAR GROWTH;

NATURAL RESOURCES;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; UREA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIUM; LIGHT INTENSITY; PIGMENT; UREA;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FED BATCH REACTOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 0348141670     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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