CO2/AIRFLOW RATE Lit/min % CO2 INLET CO2 (in ppm) OUTLET CO2 (in ppm) pH of media Biomass Concentration (g/L) Biomass  Productivity (g/Lday)
0.00 0% 450 ppm (Ambient conc.) 450 ppm (Ambient conc.) 8.45 – 10.00 0.802 0.038
0.01/0.1 9.09% >5000 540 8.36 – 9.82 0.96 0.053
0.02/0.1 16.67 >5000 675 8.47 – 9.54 0.1091 0.071
0.03/0.1 23.08% >5000 1400 8.52 – 8.92 0.855 0.045
Table 4: Effect of varying carbon dioxide percentage on the outlet CO2 concentration, pH change and biomass productivity of the culture medium.