Experimental design number Temperature
(°C)
Light intensity (µmolm-2s-1) C. vulgaris C. reinhardtii
Final cell density, (cell/ml) Specific growth rate,µ (day-1) Division rate,
k (day-1)
Final cell
density, (cell/ml)
Specific growth rate, µ(day-1) Division rate,
k (day-1)
1 20 300 9.5×106 1.317 1.900 7.9×106 1.286 1.854
2 600 7.6×106 1.297 1.872 7.1×106 1.271 1.834
3 900 6.7×106 1.287 1.856 6.9×106 1.249 1.802
4 25 300 1.1×107 1.332 1.921 7.2×106 1.272 1.836
5 600 1.2 ×107 1.336 1.928 7.3×106 1.275 1.839
6 900 9.2×106 1.223 1.764 5.6×106 1.173 1.692
7 30 300 9.1×106 1.214 1.752 5.9×106 1.184 1.708
8 600 8.9×106 1.211 1.747 5.8×106 1.182 1.706
9 900 8.9×106 1.199 1.730 5.0×106 1.143 1.649
Table 1: Experimental design and kinetics parameters for microalgae growth.