Hydrodynamic study of an internal airlift reactor for microalgae culture

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-129

  Rengel, Ana ^a   Zoughaib, Assaad ^a   Dron, Dominique ^a   Clodic, Denis ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Airlift reactor; Hydrodynamic; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

AIR BUBBLES; AIR-LIFT REACTORS; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; CLOSED SYSTEMS; DOWN-COMER; GAS HOLD UP; LIQUID CIRCULATION; LIQUID VELOCITIES; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MICROALGAE CULTURE; SOLID CONCENTRATIONS; SOLIDS CONCENTRATIONS; VOLUMETRIC AIR FLOW RATE;

AIR; ALGAE; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUIDS;

MICROORGANISMS;

AIRFLOW; BIOREACTOR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CULTIVATION; HOMOGENEITY; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROALGA; VELOCITY;

AIR; AIRFLOW; AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; DENSITY; FLOW RATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIQUID; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; SOLID; VELOCITY;

AIR; BIOREACTORS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MICROALGAE; MODELS, THEORETICAL;

EID: 84856275186     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3398-9     Document Type: Article

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