Effect of glycerol and glucose on the enhancement of biomass, lipid and soluble carbohydrate production by Chlorella vulgaris in mixotrophic culture

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 62-69

  Kong, Wei Bao ^a,b   Yang, Hong ^b   Cao, Yun Tao ^b   Song, Hao ^a   Hua, Shao Feng ^a   Xia, Chun Gu ^a  

^a LANZHOU INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS   (China)

^b NORTHWEST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biochemical components; Biomass production; Chlorella vulgaris; Glucose; Glycerol; Mixotrophic cultivation

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPONENTS; BIODIESEL-DERIVED GLYCEROLS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MIXOTROPHIC CULTIVATIONS; ORGANIC CARBON SUBSTRATES; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY;

ALGAE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODIESEL; BIOETHANOL; BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON; COST REDUCTION; GLUCOSE; GLYCEROL; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; PROTEINS;

SUBSTRATES;

EID: 84877823409     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: 13342606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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