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PROCESS BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 109, 期 -, 页码 87-97出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2021.07.007
关键词
Pilot-scale; Photobioreactor; Illumination patterns; Chlorella thermophila; Metabolites; Economic analysis
资金
- Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) , Department of Science and Technology, Government of India [CRG/2018/002479]
Different lighting patterns have significant impacts on the growth and biomolecular synthesis of microalgae, with fixed lighting mode resulting in higher biomass concentration, variable lighting mode leading to the highest protein content, and continuous lighting mode showing the highest levels of carotenoids and carbohydrates. The study also found that the light/dark period plays a crucial role in the growth and synthesis of biomolecules in microalgae.
Optimum light exposure for the cultivation of microalgae to obtain high biomass density varies between different species. In the current work, isolated microalgae strain Chlorella thermophila was used to investigate the growth and biomolecular content under exposure of various light regimes in a pilot-scale flat plate photobioreactor (50 L). Here, three different lighting patterns namely fixed (4500 lx intensity with 14:10 light/dark ratio), variable (0-4500 lux variable intensity with 14:10 light/dark ratio) and continuous mode (4500 lx intensity with 24:0 light/dark ratio) were studied for the evaluation of the importance of light/dark period and sinusoidal illumination. Results demonstrated that the light/dark period had a significant influence on the growth and synthesis of biomolecules. The biomass concentration at fixed mode was found to be 5.6 and 1.9 fold higher compared to continuous mode and variable mode, respectively. Chlorophyll content was found to be the highest (4.8 %, w/w) in fixed mode while protein content was highest (68 %, w/w) in variable mode. The highest content of carotenoids (0.69 %, w/w) and carbohydrates (38 %, w/w) were noticed in continuous lighting mode. The highest average productivity of 16.4, 10.5, 4.03, 0.76, 0.6 (mg/L.day) were achieved for biomass, proteins, carbohydrate, chlorophylls and carotenoids, respectively in fixed mode.
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