Luminescent photobioreactor design for improved algal growth and photosynthetic pigment production through spectral conversion of light

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 142, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-153

  Mohsenpour, Seyedeh Fatemeh ^a   Willoughby, Nik ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Light wavelength; Luminescent; Microalgae; Photobioreactor; Photosynthetic pigments

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BUBBLE COLUMNS; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; LUMINESCENCE; MICROORGANISMS;

LIGHT WAVELENGTHS; LUMINESCENT; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PIGMENTS;

PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

CHLOROPHYLL; PIGMENT;

ALGA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHLOROPHYLL; CULTIVATION; DESIGN; DOMINANCE; GROWTH RATE; LIGHT EFFECT; LUMINESCENCE; MICROALGA; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; PROTEIN; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREACTOR DESIGN; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLOEOTHECE MEMBRANACEA; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT SPECTRAL CONVERSION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PIGMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; GLOEOTHECE MEMBRANACEA;

EID: 84878820996     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.05.024     Document Type: Article

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