Influence of NaNO3 concentration and incident light intensity on Nannochloropsis oculata lipid accumulation

This study aimed at evaluating the best conditions for lipid accumulation in the marine microalga Nannochloropsis oculata in an airlift photobioreactor. Experiments were carried out following a central composite design with the following variables: temperature (19 to 29°C), sodium nitrate concentrat...

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Autores: Gris, Lara Regina Soccol, Paim, Anderson de Campos, Farenzena, Marcelo, Trierweiler, Jorge Otávio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UFRGS
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:www.lume.ufrgs.br:10183/115675
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10183/115675
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Microalgas
Biorreatores
Lipídeos
Nannochloropsis oculata
Airlift photobioreactor
Central composite design
Lipid
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Sumario:This study aimed at evaluating the best conditions for lipid accumulation in the marine microalga Nannochloropsis oculata in an airlift photobioreactor. Experiments were carried out following a central composite design with the following variables: temperature (19 to 29°C), sodium nitrate concentration (NaNO3) in the culture medium (f/2) (25 to 125 mg.L-ˡ) and incident light intensity (49 to 140 μE.m-²s-ˡ). The maximum lipid production was 132.4 mg.L-ˡ under the following conditions: 27°C, NaNO3 concentration 105 mg.L-ˡ and 122 μE.m-².s-ˡ, which was 30% of dry weight of the biomass.