Published December 2003 | Version v1
Journal article

Carbon Dioxide Mitigation by Microalgal Photosynthesis

  • 1. Michigan Technological University, Houghton (United States)

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Algal growth studies of Chlorella strains were conducted in a batch mode with bench type experiments. Carbon dioxide fixation rates of the following green microalgae were determined: Chlorella sp. H84, Chlorella sp. A2, Chlorella sorokiniana UTEX 1230, Chlorella vulgaris, and Chlorella pyrenoidosa. C. vulgaris, among other strains of microalgae, showed the highest growth rate (1.17 optical density/5 days). Cultivating conditions for C. vulgaris that produced the highest growth rate were at concentrations of 243 μg CO2/mL, 10 mM ammonia, and 1 mM phosphate, with an initial pH range of 7-8

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Journal Title
Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
12
Series
9 refs, 7 figs
Journal Page Range
p. 1763-1766
ISSN
0253-2964