Effect of salinity on growth of green alga Botryococcus braunii and its constituents

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 560-564

  Rao, A Ranga ^a   Dayananda, C ^a   Sarada, R ^a   Shamala, T R ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Biomass; Botryococcus braunii; Carbohydrates; Carotenoids; Fatty acids; Hydrocarbon; Microalgae; Salinity

Indexed keywords

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CAROTENOIDS; MICROALGAE;

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

ALGAE;

BETA CAROTENE; CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; FATTY ACID; HYDROCARBON; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; XANTHOPHYLL;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS; HYDROCARBONS; SALINITY MEASUREMENT;

CARBOHYDRATE; CAROTENOID; FATTY ACID; GREEN ALGA; HYDROCARBON; SALINITY;

ADAPTATION; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTUM YIELD; SALINITY;

ALGAE, GREEN; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYTA; PHOSPHATES; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 33748573335     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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