Microalgal biofilms for biomass production

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1793-1804

  Berner, Florian ^a   Heimann, Kirsten ^a   Sheehan, Madoc ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attached cultivation; Biofilm; Biomass production; Bioproducts; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942415255     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-014-0489-x     Document Type: Article

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