Combined effect of initial biomass density and nitrogen concentration on growth and astaxanthin production of Haematococcus pluvialis (Chlorophyta) in outdoor cultivation

Algae

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 193-202

  Wang, Junfeng ^a,b,c   Sommerfeld, Milton R ^a   Lu, Congming ^b   Hu, Qiang ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^c QINGDAO INSTITUTE OF BIOENERGY AND BIOPROCESS TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Cell density; Haematococcus pluvialis; Nitrogen; Outdoor culture; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879807504     PISSN: 12262617     EISSN: 20930860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4490/algae.2013.28.2.193     Document Type: Article

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