Oxygen transfer and evolution in microalgal culture in open raceways

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 137, Issue , 2013, Pages 188-195

  Mendoza, J L ^a   Granados, M R ^b   de Godos, I ^c   Acien F G ^b   Molina, E ^b   Heaven, S ^a   Banks, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c Aqualia Gestión Integral del Agua S A   (Spain)

Author keywords

Mass transfer; Microalgae; Oxygen accumulation; Raceway

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FLUE GASES; MASS TRANSFER;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; MASS TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL CULTURES; OXYGEN CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN TRANSFER RATE; RACEWAY; STEADY STATE SYSTEMS;

OXYGEN;

WATER;

ALGA; BIOMASS; GAS FLOW; MASS TRANSFER; MICROALGA; OXYGEN; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; SUPERSATURATION; WATER DEPTH;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; ENERGY YIELD; EVOLUTION; FLOW RATE; GAS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84876342526     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.03.127     Document Type: Article

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