Influence of light quality and intensity in the cultivation of Spirulina platensis from Toliara (Madagascar) in a closed system

Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 842-848

  Ravelonandro, Pierre H ^a   Ratianarivo, Dominique H ^a   Joannis Cassan, Claire ^b   Isambert, Arsène ^b   Raherimandimby, Marson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^b ECOLE CENTRALE PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Light intensity; Light wavelength; Photobioreactor; Pigment; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

BIOREACTORS; CULTIVATION; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; PRODUCTION;

LIGHT COLOR; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

ALGAE;

ALGAE; BIOREACTORS; CULTIVATION; LIGHT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENTS; PRODUCTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL KINETICS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BUBBLE COLUMN REACTOR; COLOR; CONCENTRATION PROCESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT QUALITY; MADAGASCAR; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRODUCTIVITY; PROTEIN CONTENT; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

SPIRULINA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 44649164564     PISSN: 02682575     EISSN: 10974660     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1878     Document Type: Article

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