Effect of initial biomass density on growth and astaxanthin production of Haematococcus pluvialis in an outdoor photobioreactor

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 253-260

  Wang, Junfeng ^a,b   Han, Danxiang ^b   Sommerfeld, Milton R ^b   Lu, Congming ^a   Hu, Qiang ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Haematococcus pluvialis; Initial biomass density; Photobioreactor; Photoinhibition

Indexed keywords

HAEMATOCOCCUS PLUVIALIS;

EID: 84872493083     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-012-9859-4     Document Type: Article

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