Effect of static magnetic fields on the growth, photosynthesis and ultrastructure of Chlorella kessleri microalgae

Bioelectromagnetics

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 298-308

  Small, Darcy P ^a   Hüner, Norman P A ^a   Wan, Wankei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Microalgae; Nutrition; Oxidative stress; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANTS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BOTTLES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LAKES; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CHLORELLA KESSLERI; EXPOSED TO; FLASK CULTURE; MAGNETIC-FIELD; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC CAPACITY; RACEWAY POND; SMALL SCALE; STATIC MAGNETIC FIELDS;

MICROALGAE;

ALGAE; PARACHLORELLA KESSLERI;

BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAGNETIC FIELD; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOMASS; CHLORELLA; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MICROALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

EID: 84859163221     PISSN: 01978462     EISSN: 1521186X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bem.20706     Document Type: Article

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