Simulation of the light evolution in an annular photobioreactor for the cultivation of Porphyridium cruentum

Chemical Engineering Science

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 718-726

  Huang, Qingshan ^a   Yao, Lishan ^a   Liu, Tianzhong ^a   Yang, Jing ^a  

^a QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemical engineering; Design; Mathematical modeling; Microalgae; Photobioreactor (PBR); Radiation

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BOX MODELS; CONTINUOUS CULTURE; CULTIVATION PROCESS; EFFECTIVE TOOL; INTEGRATED MODELS; LIGHT AVAILABILITY; LIGHT EVOLUTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIGHT TRANSFER; LIGHT UTILIZATION; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MICROORGANISM GROWTH; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; POLYCHROMATIC LIGHT SOURCES; PRECISE CONTROL; RADIATIVE TRANSPORT EQUATION; SCALE-UP;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; DESIGN; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FORESTRY; HEAT RADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

PEBBLE BED REACTORS;

EID: 84867595793     PISSN: 00092509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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