Kinetics of inorganic carbon utilization by microalgal biofilm in a flat plate photoreactor

Chemosphere

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 779-787

  Lin, Yen H ^a   Leu, Jyh Y ^b   Lan, Chi R ^c   Lin, P Hsiu P ^a   Chang, Fuh L ^a  

^a DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIWAN POWER COMPANY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Inorganic carbon; Kinetics; Microalgal biofilm; Model; Photoreactor; Suspended microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFILMS; CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REACTION KINETICS; RECYCLING;

PHOTOREACTORS;

CHEMICAL REACTORS;

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON;

KINETICS; PHOTOREACTOR;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CARBON UTILIZATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EFFLUENT; FLOW RATE; MODEL; PHOTOREACTIVITY; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSTRUMENTATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ALGAE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE MEDIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0642280754     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00509-5     Document Type: Article

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