J. Fabregas et al., CHANGES IN THE GROSS CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF MASS-CULTURES OF THE MARINE MICROALGA DUNALIELLA-TERTIOLECTA WITH DIFFERENT AERATION RATES, Bioresource technology, 53(2), 1995, pp. 185-188
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16
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Agriculture
The effect of different aeration rates, in the range 0-6.51 l of air m
in(-1) l of culture(-1), and CO2 supply on the biochemical composition
of mass cultures of the marine microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta was s
tudied The biochemical composition of D, tertiolecta was strongly affe
cted by the aeration rate. There was a negative correlation between st
ationary-phase protein cellular content and air flow. Carbohydrate cel
lular content also decreased with aeration rate, a minimum being reach
ed with 0.93 l of air min(-1) l of culture (-1) Maximum carbohydrate p
er volume unit was achieved with maximum aeration as the increase of c
arbohydrates per mi was directly proportional to airflow and therefore
to CO2 availability. Maximum protein per mi was achieved with 1.86 l
of air min(-1) l of culture(-1), keeping stable with higher airflows.
The cultures supplied with CO2 showed carbohydrate and protein concent
rations similar to the cultures with 1.86 l of air min(-1) l of cultur
e(-1), indicating a correlation between available CO2 and not only car
bon but also nitrogen metabolism. Different factors seemed to limit ce
ll division and nitrogen metabolism as maximum nitrogen transformation
rate was achieved with an air flow of 1.86 l of air min(-1) l of cult
ure(-1), lower than the 3.72 l of air min(-1) l of culture(-1) needed
for maximum cell density.