Specific light uptake rate can be served as a scale-up parameter in photobioreactor operations

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1890-1896

  Lee, Ho Sang ^a   Kim, Z Hun ^a   Jung, Sung Eun ^a   Kim, Jeong Dong ^a   Lee, Choul Gyun ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bubble column photobioreactors (BCPs); Haemotococcus pluvialis; Lumostatic operation; Scale up; Specific light uptake (qe)

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CELL CULTURE; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; CELL DENSITY; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SCALE UP;

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; PLUVIALIS; PUFFINUS AURICULARIS;

EID: 33846535855     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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