Journal of Advanced Research in Biotechnology · 2017 · 51 citations · 32 references
Life SciencesBiotechnologyBotanyBiochemical EngineeringBioprocess EngineeringPhycologyAlgal BiotechnologyAlgal Cell BiologyAlgal CultivationAlgal MorphologyAlgal PhysiologyGreen AlgaeAlgal Biomass ProductionAlgal Cultivation SystemsGreen Algae MorphologyGreen Algae PhysiologyGreen Algae TaxonomyGreen Algal BiotechnologyGreen Algal CultivationMicroalgal Cultivation
Chlorella is a genus of green algae (single-cell) that shows spherical shape. The cultivation of microalgae, such as Chlorella, is promising due to technical easiness of this type of bioprocesses. The production of microalgae at industrial scale started in the early 1960s.
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