Effects of photobioreactor configuration, nitrogen source and light intensity on the fed-batch cultivation of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis. Bioenergetic aspects

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 37, Issue , 2012, Pages 309-317

  Bezerra, Raquel Pedrosa ^a,b   Matsudo, Marcelo Chuei ^a   Sato, Sunao ^a   Perego, Patrizia ^b   Converti, Attilio ^b,c   Monteiro de Carvalho, João Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c CAPES Fellowship holder ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis; Bioenergetics; Bioreactor configuration; Light intensity; Nitrogen source

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; BIOENERGETICS; CELL MASS CONCENTRATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY REQUIREMENTS; ENERGY YIELDS; FED-BATCH CULTIVATION; GROWING CONDITIONS; GROWTH REACTIONS; LIGHT DISTRIBUTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; MASS CONSERVATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NITROGEN SOURCE; NITROGEN SOURCES; PHOTO-BIOREACTORS; PHOTOAUTOTROPHIC GROWTH; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; TUBULAR PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOREACTORS; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CELLS; CULTIVATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH KINETICS; LAKES; LIGHT; MAINTENANCE; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHOTONS; UREA;

NITROGEN FIXATION;

BIOENERGETICS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYTOLOGY; DISSIPATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT INTENSITY; NITROGEN;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; INSECTIVORA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84856213740     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.11.007     Document Type: Article

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