CO2 from alcoholic fermentation for continuous cultivation of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis in tubular photobioreactor using urea as nitrogen source

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 650-656

  Matsudo, Marcelo C ^a   Bezerra, Raquel P ^a,b   Converti, Attilio ^b   Sato, Sunao ^a   Carvalho, João Carlos M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alcoholic fermentation; Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis; CO2; Continuous process; Tubular photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC FERMENTATION; ARTHROSPIRA (SPIRULINA) PLATENSIS; ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; CARBON SOURCE; CELL CONCENTRATIONS; CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DILUTION RATE; DRY BIOMASS; LOW COSTS; NITROGEN SOURCES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; PROTEIN CONTENTS; TUBULAR PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GLUCOSE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GREENHOUSE GASES; METABOLISM; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NITROGEN; UREA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; SPIRULINA;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; SPIRULINA;

ALCOHOLS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; FERMENTATION; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; SPIRULINA;

EID: 79958294487     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: 15206033     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/btpr.581     Document Type: Article

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