Characterization of light utilization and biomass yields of Chlorella sorokiniana in inclined outdoor tubular photobioreactors equipped with static mixers

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3406-3411

  Ugwu, C U ^a   Ogbonna, J C ^a,b   Tanaka, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biomass productivity; Light utilization; Solar radiation; Static mixers; Tube diameter

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SOLAR RADIATION; VOLUMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; LIGHT UTILIZATION; STATIC MIXERS; TUBE DIAMETER;

BIOMASS;

CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA;

EID: 24944501260     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2005.01.023     Document Type: Article

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