Photobiology of microalgae mass cultures: Understanding the tools for the next green revolution

Biofuels

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-162

  Tredici, Mario R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CLOSED SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENT; GREEN REVOLUTION; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH GROWTH RATE; HIGHER PLANTS; MASS CULTURES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL CULTURES; NET ENERGY RATIOS; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PROTEIN YIELD; SELECTED STRAINS;

AGRICULTURE; ALGAE; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; COOLING SYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; SEAWATER;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 77953958145     PISSN: 17597269     EISSN: 17597277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4155/bfs.09.10     Document Type: Review

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