Semicontinuous cultivation of the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis in a closed photobioreactor

Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-28

  Reichert, C C ^a   Reinehr, C O ^b   Costa, J A V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomass; Renewal rate; Semicontinuous cultivation; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOSYNTHESIS; STRAIN;

BATCH CULTIVATIONS; RENEWAL RATE; SEMICONTINUOUS CULTIVATION; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ALGAE;

EID: 33746046759     PISSN: 01046632     EISSN: 01046632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0104-66322006000100003     Document Type: Article

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