Light Exposure (in hours)
CO
2
supply
Carbon source and concentration
Maximum biomass concentration X
max
(g/L)
Maximum volumetric biomass Productivity P
max
(g/Lday)
16:8
-
10 g/L NaHCO
3
0.802
0.0381
16:8
-
3 g/L Na
2
CO
3
0.828
0.0428
16:8
10%
10 g/L Naq
0.96
0.0554
16:8
10%
3 g/L Na
2
CO
3
1.078
0.0692
Table 6:
Effect of varying carbonate supplementation on biomass concentration and productivity of
G. sulphureum
.
