Open pond culture systems

Algae for Biofuels and Energy

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 133-152

  Borowitzka, Michael A ^a   Reza Moheimani, Navid ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MICROORGANISMS; PONDS; PRODUCTIVITY;

CULTURE SYSTEMS; HIGH PRODUCTIVITY; LOW COSTS; MICRO-ALGAE; MOST LIKELY; POND CULTURE; RACEWAY POND;

LAKES;

EID: 84940378009     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-5479-9_8     Document Type: Chapter

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