Photosynthetic efficiency and rate of CO2 assimilation by Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis continuously cultivated in a tubular photobioreactor

Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1412-1417

  Matsudo, Marcelo Chuei ^a   Bezerra, Raquel Pedrosa ^a,b   Sato, Sunao ^a   Converti, Attilio ^b   De Carvalho, João Carlos Monteiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthrospira platensis; Carbon dioxide; Continuous process; Photobioreactor; Photosynthetic efficiency

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS; ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; BIO-ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARBON SOURCE; CONTINUOUS CULTIVATION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; CYANOBACTERIUM; DILUTION RATE; FEED SUPPLEMENT; LIGHT INTENSITY; MICROBIAL CELLS; NITROGEN SOURCES; PH CONTROL; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY; PHOTOSYNTHETIC MICROORGANISMS; PLATENSIS; PROTEIN CONTENTS; SINGLE CELL PROTEINS; STEADY-STATE CONDITION; TUBULAR PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

BIOMASS; EFFICIENCY; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PROTEINS; UREA;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBON SOURCE; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; DILUTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; STEADY STATE; TUBULAR PHOTOBIOREACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PHOTONS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; SPIRULINA; UREA;

ARTHROSPIRA PLATENSIS;

EID: 84868644406     PISSN: 18606768     EISSN: 18607314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/biot.201200177     Document Type: Article

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