Optimization of biomass, vitamins, and carotenoid yield on light energy in a flat-panel reactor using the A-stat technique

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 233-242

  Barbosa, Maria J ^a   Zijffers, Jan Willem ^a   Nisworo, Adrian ^a   Vaes, Woulter ^b   Van Schoonhoven, Jan ^b   Wijffels, René H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

A stat; Carotenoids; Flat panel; Light; Microalgae; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE; OPTIMIZATION; VITAMINS;

CAROTENOID; LIGHT INTENSITIES; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS;

CAROTENOID; VITAMIN;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMOSTAT; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR;

ALGAE, GREEN; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOREACTORS; CAROTENOIDS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; FLOW INJECTION ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VITAMIN E;

EID: 12544249309     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20346     Document Type: Article

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