Effects of CO 2 on South African fresh water microalgae growth

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-28

  Kativu, Edmore ^a   Hildebrandt, Diane ^a   Matambo, Tonderayi ^a   Glasser, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

biomass; carbon sequestration; growth rate; kyoto protocol; microalgae culture

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AIR; BATCH CULTURE; BIOMASS YIELD; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATIC CHANGES; DRY BIOMASS; DRY MASS; ENERGY NEEDS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ERLENMEYER FLASKS; FRESH WATER; JOHANNESBURG; KYOTO PROTOCOL; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIMITING FACTORS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTURE; SOUTH AFRICA;

ALGAE; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOMASS; BOTTLES; CARBON; ECOLOGY; EMISSION CONTROL; FLOW OF GASES; FLOW RATE; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROWTH RATE; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; OPTIMIZATION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84855864014     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.10600     Document Type: Conference Paper

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