High efficiency production of astaxanthin by autotrophic cultivation of Haematococcus pluvialis in a bubble column photobioreactor

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 575-580

  Ranjbar, Reza ^a   Inoue, Ryota ^a   Shiraishi, Hironori ^a   Katsuda, Tomohisa ^a   Katoh, Shigeo ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Autotrophic culture; Bubble column; Fed batch; Haematococcus pluvialis; Nitrate concentration

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; DILUTION; FERMENTATION; NUTRIENTS;

ASTAXANTHIN; AUTOTROPHIC CULTURE; BUBBLE COLUMN; BUBBLE COLUMN PHOTOBIOREACTORS; HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS; NITRATE CONCENTRATION;

BIOREACTORS;

ASTAXANTHIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPHY; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; FED BATCH FERMENTATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 41549158783     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2007.11.010     Document Type: Article

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