A study on simultaneous photolimitation and photoinhibition in dense microalgal cultures taking into account incident and averaged irradiances

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 59-69

  Molina Grima, E ^a   Fernandez Sevilla J M ^a   Sanchez Perez J A ^a   Garcia Camacho F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Growth modelling; Isochrysis galbana; Light distribution; Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; GROWTH KINETICS; LIGHTING; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

DENSE MICROALGAL CULTURES; HYPERBOLIC FUNCTION; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA; MARINE MICROALGA; PHOTOINHIBITION; SIMULTANEOUS PHOTOLIMITATION;

ALGAE;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; CELL GROWTH; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; ISOCHRYSIS GALBANA;

EID: 12444343244     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0168-1656(95)00144-1     Document Type: Article

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