Mass cultivation of microalgae on animal wastewater: A sequential two-stage cultivation process for energy crop and omega-3-rich animal feed production

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 168, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 348-363

  Zhou, Wenguang ^a   Hu, Bing ^a   Li, Yecong ^a   Min, Min ^a   Mohr, Michael ^a   Du, Zhenyi ^a   Chen, Paul ^a   Ruan, Roger ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal feed; Energy crop; Facultative heterotrophic microalgae; Mixo photoautotrophic cultivation; Omega 3 fatty acid; Swine manure wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FEED; ENERGY CROPS; HETEROTROPHIC MICROALGAE; OMEGA-3-FATTY ACIDS; SWINE MANURE;

ALGAE; ANIMALS; BIOFUELS; CROPS; MANURES; MICROORGANISMS; STRAIN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

CULTIVATION;

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; WATER;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GROWTH RATE; MANURE; MICROALGA; UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AUTOTROPHIC PROCESSES; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MANURE; MICROALGAE; SWINE; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 84866728482     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9779-4     Document Type: Article

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