title: High efficiency production of astaxanthin in an airlift photobioreactor.
abstract: In photobioreactors, photosynthetic microorganisms are exposed to certain light/dark cycles caused by light intensity distribution and mixing inside the photobioreactor. In this study, Haematococcus pluvialis was cultivated in an airlift and a bubble column photobioreactor, and the cell growth and astaxanthin production were compared to clarify the effects of liquid circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Nada, Kobe, Japan.
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ranjbar
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Tomohisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Katsuda
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamaji
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Katoh
mesh_terms: D019149:Bioreactors; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003470:Culture Media; D004867:Equipment Design; D018462:Photobiology; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D024341:Xanthophylls / Q000096:biosynthesis
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D024341:Xanthophylls; C005948:astaxanthine