Starch overproduction by means of algae

Algal Biorefineries

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-240

  Zachleder, Vilém ^a   Brányiková, Irena ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Algae; Bioethanol; Carbon dioxide; Cell cycle; Inhibitors; Light intensity; Nutrient limitation; Starch; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925460907     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7494-0_9     Document Type: Chapter

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