Feedback-controlled LED photobioreactor for photophysiological studies of cyanobacteria

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 134, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-133

  Melnicki, Matthew R ^a   Pinchuk, Grigoriy E ^a   Hill, Eric A ^a   Kucek, Leo A ^a   Stolyar, Sergey M ^a   Fredrickson, Jim K ^a   Konopka, Allan E ^a   Beliaev, Alexander S ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Controlled cultivation; Cyanobacteria; Feedback control; Photobioreactor; Turbidostat

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK CONTROL; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

BIOMASS ACCUMULATION; CYANOBACTERIA; CYANOBACTERIAL PIGMENTS; CYLINDRICAL VESSELS; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; REAL TIME MONITORING; TIME-RESOLUTION; TURBIDOSTAT;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ALUMINUM; CHLOROPHYLL A; PHYCOCYANIN; PIGMENT;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CONTROL SYSTEM; CULTIVATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; EQUIPMENT COMPONENT; FEEDBACK MECHANISM; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; LIGHT; MONITORING SYSTEM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENT; REAL TIME; SENSOR; SOFTWARE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMOSTAT; COMPUTER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIODE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; LIGHT IRRADIANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR;

EID: 84875264632     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.079     Document Type: Article

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