Production of algal biomass, chlorophyll, starch and lipids using aquaculture wastewater under axenic and non-axenic conditions

Algal Research

Volumn 6, Issue PB, 2014, Pages 152-159

  Halfhide, Trina ^a   Åkerstrøm, Anette ^b   Lekang, Odd Ivar ^b   Gislerød, Hans Ragnar ^b   Ergas, Sarina J ^a  

^a University of South Florida   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Algae; Intracellular end products; Microbial contamination; Nitrogen limitation; Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS); System resilience

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA SP.; SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 84920579289     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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