Elucidating temperature on mixotrophic cultivation of a Chlorella vulgaris strain: Different carbon source
Zengshuai Zhang1, Pengtao Gao1, Liang Guo2
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China.
Abstract:
With depletion of fossil fuel, microalgae is considered as a promising substitute due to high growth rate, efficient cost and high biofuels content. This study investigated the effect of temperature on mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris. In addition, the combination carbon source of inorganic (HCO3- or CO32-) and organic (glucose or acetate) for microalgae cultivation was evaluated to obtain the optimum carbon source for mixotrophic cultivation. The results showed that the optimum temperature of microalgae cultivation was at the range of 15-20 °C. The activity of Rubisco was obviously inhibited at the temperature of 30 °C, however, citrate synthase was not susceptible to the increasing temperature. COD removal efficiency was all higher than 64.0%. Low temperature was benefit for protein formation, and the lipid accumulation occurred at high temperature. The results provide a fresh perspective between enzyme activity and temperature variation for product accumulation of microalgae.
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