Photobioreactor design for commercial biofuel production from microalgae

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3516-3526

  Kunjapur, Aditya M ^a   Eldridge, R Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CLOSED REACTOR; CLOSED SYSTEMS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; ECONOMY OF SCALE; GROWTH CONDITIONS; HIGH COSTS; MICRO-ALGAE; NATURAL LIGHT; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; OPTIMAL REACTOR; PHOTOBIOREACTOR DESIGN; PHOTOSYNTHETIC GROWTH; REACTOR SIZES; WATER CONSUMPTION;

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; MICROORGANISMS; WATER SUPPLY;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 77951185403     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie901459u     Document Type: Article

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