Maximum Photosynthetic Yield of Green Microalgae in Photobioreactors

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 708-718

  Zijffers, Jan Willem F ^a   Schippers, Klaske J ^a   Zheng, Ke ^a   Janssen, Marcel ^a   Tramper, Johannes ^a   Wijffels, R H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Light path; Microalgae; Photobioreactor design; Photosynthetic yield

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS DENSITY; BIOMASS YIELD; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CONSTANT MAINTENANCE; DILUTION RATE; DUNALIELLA; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH YIELD; LIGHT ENERGY; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT PATH; LOW LIGHT; MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT; MICRO-ALGAE; OPTIMAL COMBINATION; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOBIOREACTOR DESIGN; PHOTON FLUX DENSITIES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC YIELD; SUPPLY RATE;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; DESIGN; MAINTENANCE; MICROORGANISMS; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; PHOTONS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

LIGHT;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; DILUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MICROALGA; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

ABSORPTION; CHLORELLA; CHLOROPHYTA; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; DUNALIELLA TERTIOLECTA;

EID: 78649682272     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-010-9258-2     Document Type: Article

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