Dynamic model of microalgal production in tubular photobioreactors

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2012, Pages 172-181

  Fernandez I ^a   Acien F G ^a   Fernandez J M ^a   Guzman J L ^a   Magan J J ^b   Berenguel, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^b Estación Experimental Las Palmerillas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carbon losses; Microalgae; Modeling; Photobioreactors; Photosynthesis rate

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROALGA; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; SCENEDESMUS; TIME;

BIOMASS; CALIBRATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROALGAE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OXYGEN; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; SCENEDESMUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84867310172     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.08.087     Document Type: Conference Paper

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