Enhanced algal growth rate in a Taylor vortex reactor

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2140-2149

  Kong, Bo ^a   Shanks, Jacqueline V ^a   Vigil, R Dennis ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; Flashing light effect; Taylor vortex reactor

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FLASHING LIGHT EFFECT; LIGHT UTILIZATION; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; RATE OF PRODUCTIONS; TAYLOR VORTEX; TAYLOR VORTEX FLOW;

CARBON DIOXIDE; REYNOLDS NUMBER;

VORTEX FLOW;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID FLOW; GROWTH CURVE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REACTOR; TAYLOR VORTEX REACTOR;

BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIA; LIGHT; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 84879604641     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.24886     Document Type: Article

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