Milking Microalga Dunaliella salina for β-Carotene Production in Two-Phase Bioreactors

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 475-481

  Hejazi, M A ^a   Holwerda, E ^a   Wijffels, R H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

carotene; Dunaliella salina; Milking; Two phase bioreactors

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOREACTORS; CELLS; MOLECULES; PLANTS (BOTANY); PRODUCTION; SOLVENT EXTRACTION;

LIGHT INTENSITY; ORGANIC PHASES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BETA CAROTENE;

ALGA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOREACTOR; CELL COUNT; CELL VIABILITY; DUNALIELLA SALINA; EXTRACTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PRODUCTIVITY;

ALGAE, GREEN; BETA CAROTENE; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIVISION; CELL SURVIVAL; CHLOROPHYLL; LIGHT;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA SALINA; SALINA;

EID: 1442303682     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.10914     Document Type: Article

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