Radiation and optical properties of Nannochloropsis oculata grown under different irradiances and spectra

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-73

  Kandilian, Razmig ^a   Lee, Euntaek ^a   Pilon, Laurent ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Biofuel; Light transfer; Microalgae; Nannochloropsis oculata; Ocean optics; Optical properties; Photobioreactors

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; INCANDESCENT LAMPS; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHTING; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULBS; LIGHT TRANSFER; MICRO-ALGAE; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; OCEAN OPTICS; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PIGMENT CONCENTRATION; RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

BIOFUEL; BIOREACTOR; GROWTH RATE; IRRADIANCE; MICROALGA; OPTICAL METHOD; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; MICROALGA; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NANNOCHLOROPSIS OCULATA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION SCATTERING; REFRACTION INDEX; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTRUM;

EID: 84876338628     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.058     Document Type: Article

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