Biomass and lipid production of heterotrophic microalgae Chlorella protothecoides by using biodiesel-derived crude glycerol

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1973-1983

  Chen, Yen Hui ^a   Walker, Terry H ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Chlorella protothecoides; Crude glycerol; Heterotrophic growth; Lipid productivity

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BATCH CULTIVATION; BATCH MODES; BIODIESEL FEEDSTOCK; CARBON SUBSTRATES; CHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES; CRUDE GLYCEROL; FED BATCHES; HETEROTROPHIC GROWTH; HETEROTROPHIC MICROALGAE; LIPID CONCENTRATION; LIPID PRODUCTIVITY;

BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; CARBON; COST REDUCTION; GLUCOSE; PRODUCTIVITY; SUBSTRATES;

GLYCEROL;

BIOFUEL; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LIPID; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; CHLORELLA; DRUG MIXTURE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PH;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; COMPLEX MIXTURES; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIPIDS; MICROALGAE; OXYGEN;

AUXENOCHLORELLA PROTOTHECOIDES;

EID: 80052802940     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0672-y     Document Type: Article

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