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Effects of LED lighting on Nannochloropsis oceanica grown in outdoor raceway ponds

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DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102685

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Artificial light; Nannochloropsis; Productivity; Raceway pond; Circadian cycle

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  1. Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) [SFRH/BD/129952/2017]
  2. ALGAVALOR -MicroALGAe: integrated production e VALORization of biomass and its diverse applications [POCI01-0247-FEDER-035234, LISBOA-01-0247-FEDER-035234, ALG-010247-FEDER-035234]
  3. Portuguese national funds from FCT [UIDB/04326/2020]
  4. FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) [UIDB/00511/2020]
  5. operational program CRESC Algarve 2020
  6. operational program COMPETE 2020 [EMBRC.PT ALG-01-0145-FEDER-022121]
  7. FEDER funds through COMPETE2020 -Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalizacao (POCI) [DINOSSAUR-PTDC/BBB-EBB/1374/2014-POCI01-0145-FEDER-016640]
  8. FCT
  9. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/129952/2017] Funding Source: FCT

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The study found that using LED lighting can significantly increase the biomass and nighttime productivity of microalgae under low light conditions, especially when the sunlight is weak. However, the use of LED lighting in outdoor raceway ponds should only be considered for high-value metabolites.
Growth in most microalgal mass cultivation systems is light-limited, particularly in raceway ponds (RWP) where the light path is higher. Artificial lighting can be a promising solution to diminishing dark zones and enhance microalgal productivity. Therefore, our goal was to prevent the cell shift from photosynthesis to a respiration-only stage by resorting to LED illumination. Nannochloropsis oceanica cultures were accordingly grown out-doors in a preliminary small-scaleexperiment, followed by pilot-scale trials. In the former, three 3.0-m(2) RWP were set up under three distinct conditions: 1) without LEDs (control); 2) LEDs turned on during the night; and 3) LEDs turned on for 24 h. In the pilot-scale trial, one of two 28.9-m(2) pilot-scale RWPs was coupled to the best LED setup - determined in the small-scale preliminary experiment - using the same light intensity (normal mode) and half of the intensity (economy mode), with the second RWP serving as a control. In the preliminary experiment, the use of LEDs for 24 h was deemed as not helpful during daytime, before the culture reached asymptotic to 0.5 g DW L-1 - when dark zones appeared during the day due to sunlight attenuation in the 0.1 m-deep cultures. Overall, use of LEDs increased biomass growth chiefly by increasing nighttime productivities - materialized in higher chlorophyll, protein, and carbohydrate productivities in LED-lit cultures. A higher impact of LED lighting was observed under lower sunlight irradiances. A preliminary economic analysis indicates that use of LEDs in RWPs outdoors should be considered for high-value metabolites only.

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