An optical-density-based feedback feeding method for ammonium concentration control in Spirulina platensis cultivation

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 967-974

  Bao, Yilu ^a   Wen, Shumei ^b   Cong, Wei ^b   Wu, Xia ^b   Ning, Zhengxiang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF PROCESS ENGINEERING   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium bicarbonate; Fed batch cultivation; Feeding methods; Optical density based feedback; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; BICARBONATE; CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CELL GROWTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROL STRATEGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FED BATCH CULTURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROWTH INHIBITION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; REACTION TIME; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BICARBONATES; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTURE MEDIA; FEEDBACK; NITROGEN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84862204142     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4014/jmb.1112.12061     Document Type: Article

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