Internally illuminated photobioreactor for algal cultivation under carbon dioxide-supplementation: Performance evaluation

Renewable Energy

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 129-135

  Pegallapati, Ambica Koushik ^a   Nirmalakhandan, Nagamany ^a  

^a Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal cultivation; Biomass productivity; Nannochloropsis salina; Photobioreactor; Scenedesmus sp.

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTIVATIONS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; SCENEDESMUS SP;

BIOMASS; BUBBLE COLUMNS; DESIGN; LIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOMASS POWER; BIOREACTOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CULTIVATION; HARVESTING; MICROALGA; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 84875551948     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.052     Document Type: Article

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