Mixotrophic cultivation of microalga Spirulina platensis using molasses as organic substrate

Aquaculture

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 130-134

  Andrade, Michele R ^a   Costa, Jorge A V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyanobacterium; Light intensity; Mixotrophic cultivation; Molasses; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROALGA; MIXOTROPHY;

SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 33847670553     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2006.11.021     Document Type: Article

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