Light
CO
2
Regime
Carbonate source
& concentration
Nitrate
concentration
Maximum
biomass
concentration
X
max
( g/L)
Maximum
volumetric
biomass
Productivity
P
max
(g/Lday)
16:8
-
10 g/l NaHCO
3
2.5 g/L
0.802
0.0381
16:8
-
10 g/l NaHCO
3
3.5 g/L
1.02
0.0621
16:8
10%
3 g/l Na
2
CO
3
2.5 g/L
1.078
0.0692
16:8
10%
3 g/l Na
2
CO
3
3.5 g/L
1.29
0.094
Table 7:
Effect of varying nitrate supplementation on biomass concentration and productivity of
G. sulphureum
.
