Best practices in heterotrophic high-cell-density microalgal processes: Achievements, potential and possible limitations

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-46

  Bumbak, Fabian ^a   Cook, Stella ^a   Zachleder, Vilém ^b   Hauser, Silas ^a   Kovar, Karin ^a  

^a ZURICH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Fedbatch process; Heterotrophic growth; High cell density culture; Microalgae; Stirred tank bioreactor; Substrate limitation

Indexed keywords

FED-BATCH PROCESS; HETEROTROPHIC GROWTH; HIGH CELL DENSITY; MICRO-ALGAE; STIRRED TANK BIOREACTORS; SUBSTRATE LIMITATION;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS; GLUCOSE; MANAGEMENT; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC CARBON; SILICATE MINERALS;

CELL CULTURE;

CARBON; CAROTENOID; COBALAMIN; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; PHYCOBILIPROTEIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; THIAMINE;

ADAPTATION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMERCIALIZATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLUCOSE; GROWTH; HETEROTROPHY; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; RECOMBINATION;

BIOMASS; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORELLA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COCULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; HETEROTROPHY; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOAUTOTROPH; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SALINITY; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA; MICROALGAE;

CRYPTHECODINIUM; GALDIERIA;

EID: 79959256030     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3311-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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