Effect of light quality on production of extracellular polysaccharides and growth rate of Porphyridium cruentum

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 251-258

  You, Tao ^a   Barnett, Stanley M ^a  

^a University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioreactors; Growth kinetics; Light intensity and wavelength; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MICROORGANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; POLYSACCHARIDES;

GROWTH RATES; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING;

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; LIGHT; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RED LIGHT; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

PORPHYRIDIUM CRUENTUM;

EID: 2542494159     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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