Growth characteristics of Arthrospira platensis cultured inside a new close-coil photobioreactor incorporating a mandrel to control culture temperature

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 675-684

  Carlozzi, Pietro ^a   Pinzani, Edoardo ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthrospira platensis; Biomass; Fluorescence; Hydrodynamic aspects; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CHLOROPHYLL; GROWTH KINETICS; HYDRODYNAMICS; OXYGEN; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

AIRLIFT SYSTEMS; ANTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; CLOSE-COIL PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

CELL CULTURE;

CHLOROPHYLL;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS; CLOSE COIL PHOTOBIOREACTOR; HYDRODYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PERISTALTIC PUMP; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; SPIRULINA; TEMPERATURE;

BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYANOBACTERIA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; RADIATION DOSAGE; TEMPERATURE;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS;

EID: 19644398554     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.20425     Document Type: Article

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