Appraisal of a horizontal two-phase flow photobioreactor for industrial production of delicate microalgae species

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-355

  Muller Feuga, A ^a   Lemar, M ^a   Vermel, E ^a   Pradelles, R ^a   Rimbaud, L ^a   Valiorgue, P ^b  

^a Microphyt ^*  (France)

^b LABORATOIRE DE MÉCANIQUE DES FLUIDES ET D ACOUSTIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Cell fragility; Mass transfer; Microalgae; Neochloris oleoabundans; Photobioreactors; Porphyridium cruentum; Shear forces; Surface tension; Two phase flow

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA; NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS; PORPHYRIDIUM; PORPHYRIDIUM PURPUREUM; RHODOPHYTA;

EID: 84861732430     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9820-6     Document Type: Article

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