Biomass and lipid productivity of Neochloris oleoabundans under alkaline-saline conditions

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 204-211

  Santos, A M ^a,b   Lamers, P P ^b   Janssen, M ^b   Wijffels, R H ^b  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alkalinity; Lipids; Neochloris oleoabundans; Nitrogen starvation; Productivity; Yield on light energy

Indexed keywords

NEOCHLORIS OLEOABUNDANS;

EID: 84879269105     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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