Effects of nitrogen source and concentration on biomass and oil production of a Scenedesmus rubescens like microalga

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1615-1621

  Lin, Qiang ^a,b   Lin, Junda ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY   (China)

^b FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Nitrogen; Oil; Scenedesmus rubescens

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; DRY BIOMASS; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; MICROALGA; NITROGEN SOURCES; NITROGEN STARVATION; OIL; OIL ACCUMULATION; OIL PRODUCTION; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; RACEWAY POND; SCENEDESMUS; TOTAL KJELDAHL NITROGENS;

ALGAE; AMMONIA; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; PETROLEUM DEPOSITS; PRODUCTIVITY; UREA; WATER CONTENT;

NITROGEN;

AMMONIA; FATTY ACID ESTER; NITROGEN; OIL; UREA; WATER;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; FATTY ACID; GREEN ALGA; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; OIL; UREA;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCENEDESMUS RUBESCENS; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

AMMONIA; BIOMASS; ESTERS; FATTY ACIDS; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; OILS; SCENEDESMUS;

ALGAE; SCENEDESMUS RUBESCENS;

EID: 78650699258     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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