Characterization of a flat plate photobioreactor for the production of microalgae

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 136-147

  Sierra, E ^a   Acien F G ^a   Fernandez J M ^a   Garcia J L ^a   Gonzalez C ^a   Molina, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heat transfer; Mass transfer; Microalgae; Mixing; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

BIOREACTORS;

ALGAE; BIOREACTORS; HEAT TRANSFER; MASS TRANSFER; MIXING;

EID: 40749088889     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2007.06.004     Document Type: Article

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