Reflector based chlorophyll production by Spirulina platensis through energy save mode

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 7591-7594

  Ajayan, Kayil Veedu ^a   Selvaraju, Muthusamy ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Batch culture; Chlorophyll; Light reflector; Power save system; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

BATCH CULTURE; ELECTRIC ENERGIES; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN SOURCES; PLATENSIS; POLYESTER FILMS; POWER SAVE SYSTEM; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL;

BATCH CELL CULTURE; CHLOROPHYLL; SILVER; UREA;

REFLECTION;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; POLYESTER; POTASSIUM NITRATE; SILVER; UREA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FILM; LIGHT INTENSITY; POLYMER; REDUCTION; REFLECTANCE; SILVER; UREA;

ARTICLE; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHLOROPHYLL; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; LIGHT; NITRATES; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SPIRULINA; UREA;

SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 79959613973     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.05.013     Document Type: Article

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