Abstract
An on‐line measuring procedure for estimating productivity in outdoor algal cultures was developed and tested experimentally. The procedure is based on a previously described method for on‐line measuring net O2 production rate (OPR). The data obtained by this method was found to correlate well with the conventional procedures for estimation productivity by measuring the changes in biomass concentration in the culture. The new procedure seems to be superior to the latter since it can be carried out in an almost continuous way and can give immediate indication on the productivity. OPR could be used to monitor on‐line the photosynthetic and/or respiration activity in small research fermentors or in large‐scale open systems outdoors.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 143-152 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Biotechnology and Bioengineering |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1989 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology