Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 194, Issue -, Pages 117-129Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2015.06.082
Keywords
Dunaliella tertiolecta; NPK-10:26:26; Biomass-lipid productivity; RSM; Genetic algorithm
Funding
- Department of Science and Technology (DST - India), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India [DST(70)/2012-2013/325/PE]
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A culture medium based on NPK-10:26:26 fertilizer was formulated for enhanced biomass and lipid production of Dunaliella tertiolecta by selecting appropriate nutrients and environmental parameters. Five-level-five-factor central composite design assisted response surface methodology was adopted for optimal cultivation of D. tertiolecta and results were compared with simple genetic algorithm (GA). Significant improvement in biomass and lipid production was obtained using newly formulated fertilizer medium over f/2 medium. Following optimal parameters [i.e., NaHCO3, (mM), NPK-10:26:26 (g L (1)), NaCl (M), light intensity (mu mol m (2) s (1)) and temperature (degrees C)] were obtained for maximum biomass (1.98 g L (1)) and lipid production (0.76 g L (1)): (42.50, 0.33, 1.09, 125, 25.13) and (38.44, 0.40, 1.25, 125, 24.5), respectively using GA. A multi-objective optimization was solved using non-dominated sorting GA to find best operating variables to maximize biomass and lipid production simultaneously. Effects of operating parameters and their interactions on algae and lipid productivity were successfully revealed. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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