A parallel bubble column system for the cultivation of phototrophic microorganisms

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1197-1200

  Havel, Jan ^a   Franco Lara, Ezequiel ^a,b   Weuster Botz, Dirk ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioprocess; Bubble column; Cyanobacteria; Development; High throughput; Photo bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BIOPROCESS; BUBBLE COLUMN; PHOTO BIOREACTORS;

BIOREACTORS; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIGHT SOURCES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

BIOREACTORS; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS PCC 6301;

EID: 44949212695     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9680-y     Document Type: Article

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