Comparison of microalgae cultivation in photobioreactor, open raceway pond, and a two-stage hybrid system

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 4, Issue AUG, 2016, Pages

  Narala, Rakesh R ^a   Garg, Sourabh ^a   Sharma, Kalpesh K ^a   Thomas Hall, Skye R ^a   Deme, Miklos ^a   Li, Yan ^a   Schenk, Peer M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biodiesel; Lipid induction; Microalgae cultivation; Microalgal oil; Open pond; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOCONVERSION; BIODIESEL; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; FOSSIL FUELS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; INDUCTION PROCESS; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MICROALGAL OIL; OIL PRODUCTION; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; POSITIVE PRESSURE; TWO-STAGE HYBRID SYSTEMS;

CULTIVATION;

EID: 85031086524     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2016.00029     Document Type: Article

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