Isolation, characterization and outdoor cultivation of green microalgae Botryococcus sp

Scientific Research and Essays

Volumn 5, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 2497-2505

  Dayananda, C ^a   Kumudha, A ^a   Sarada, R ^a   Ravishankar, G A ^a  

^a CENTRAL FOOD TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carotenoids; Fatty acids; Hydrocarbons; Lipids; Lutein; Mass cultivation; Raceway pond

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BOTRYOCOCCUS; BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 78049508895     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19922248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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