Comparative analysis of the outdoor culture of Haematococcus pluvialis in tubular and bubble column photobioreactors

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 329-342

  López, M C García Malea ^a   Sánchez, E Del Río ^b   Casas López, J L ^a   Fernández, F G Acién ^a   Sevilla, J M Fernández ^a   Rivas, J ^b   Guerrero, M G ^b   Grima, E Molina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Colorimeter; Digital image; Haematococcus; Outdoor; Photobioreactors

Indexed keywords

ASTAXANTHIN; DIGITAL IMAGE; DIGITAL IMAGES; HAEMATOCOCCUS; OUTDOORS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

BACTERIA; BIOMASS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CELLS; COLORIMETERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MORPHOLOGY;

BIOREACTORS;

ASTAXANTHIN; CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL;

ACCURACY; ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TUBULAR REACTOR;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PILOT PROJECTS;

ALGAE; HAEMATOCOCCUS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 33646181595     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.11.010     Document Type: Article

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