Adjusted light and dark cycles can optimize photosynthetic efficiency in algae growing in photobioreactors.

Biofuels from algae are highly interesting as renewable energy sources to replace, at least partially, fossil fuels, but great research efforts are still needed to optimize growth parameters to develop competitive large-scale cultivation systems. One factor with a seminal influence on productivity i...

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Main Authors: Eleonora Sforza, Diana Simionato, Giorgio Mario Giacometti, Alberto Bertucco, Tomas Morosinotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3380057?pdf=render