An integrated solar and artificial light system for internal illumination of photobioreactors

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Ogbonna, James C ^a,b   Soejima, Toshihiko ^a   Tanaka, Hideo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Artificial light; Indoor culture; Internal illumination; Photobioreactor; Solar light

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; FIBER OPTICS; LENSES; LIGHT SOURCES; METABOLITES; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR RADIATION;

PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

CELL CULTURE;

BIOREACTOR; CHLORELLA; CONFERENCE PAPER; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUNLIGHT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORELLA; DARKNESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FIBER OPTICS; INFRARED RAYS; LIGHTING; PHOTOBIOLOGY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; SUNLIGHT; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 77957080692     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(99)00081-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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