Light-limited continuous culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a Taylor vortex reactor

Environmental Progress and Sustainable Energy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 884-890

  Kong, Bo ^a   Vigil, R Dennis ^a  

^a Iowa State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorella vulgaris; continuous algae culture; flashing light effect; Taylor vortex reactor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY; ROTATION;

ALGAE CULTURES; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FLASHING LIGHT EFFECT; HYDRODYNAMIC STRUCTURES; OPERATING PARAMETERS; TAYLOR VORTEX;

VORTEX FLOW;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS;

EID: 84886302941     PISSN: 19447442     EISSN: 19447450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ep.11834     Document Type: Article

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