Continuous background light significantly increases flashing-light enhancement of photosynthesis and growth of microalgae

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 187, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-148

  Abu Ghosh, Said ^a   Fixler, Dror ^a   Dubinsky, Zvy ^a   Iluz, David ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biomass; Enhancement effect; Flashing light; Microalgae biotechnology; Photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; MICROORGANISMS;

ALGAL GROWTH RATE; CONTINUOUS LIGHT; DIFFERENT LIGHTS; DUNALIELLA SALINA; ENHANCEMENT EFFECTS; FLASHING LIGHTS; MICRO-ALGAE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS RATE;

PHOTOSYNTHESIS;

GROWTH RATE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MICROALGA; PHOTON FLUX DENSITY;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS BACKGROUND LIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUNALIELLA SALINA; FLASHING LIGHT; GROWTH RATE; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHOTON; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ALGAE; DUNALIELLA SALINA;

CELL PROLIFERATION; LIGHT; MICROALGAE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION DOSAGE;

EID: 84926356972     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.119     Document Type: Article

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