A fed-batch strategy is proposed to produce microalgae biomass under non-axenic heterotrophic conditions. The strategy induces the alternation of N-deplete (Glucose-replete) and N-replete (Glucose-deplete) cultivation phases by the periodic and uncoupled supply of glucose and NO3− to the culture. Cultivation of the microalga T. obliquus with this strategy reduced the ratio of the bacteria to microalgae cell concentration from 1.6, attained by conventional photoautotrophic cultivation, to 0.03. During the N-deplete phase, microalgae duplication stopped and biomass concentration increased 1.9 times, while during the N-replete phase, microalgae duplicated halving their average size and losing about 25% of their weight. The process proved to be effective under several consecutive cycles. Biomass productivity until 6.1 g/Ld and biomass concentration until 26 g/L were achieved. The results demonstrate that the proposed strategy can effectively prevent bacterial contamination, paving the way to the large scale production of microalgae biomass under non-axenic heterotrophic conditions. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Heterotrophic cultivation of T. obliquus under non-axenic conditions by uncoupled supply of nitrogen and glucose / Di Caprio, Fabrizio; Altimari, Pietro; Iaquaniello, Gaetano; Toro, Luigi; Pagnanelli, Francesca. - In: BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. - ISSN 1369-703X. - 145:(2019), pp. 127-136. [10.1016/j.bej.2019.02.020]
Heterotrophic cultivation of T. obliquus under non-axenic conditions by uncoupled supply of nitrogen and glucose
Di Caprio, Fabrizio
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;Altimari, PietroSecondo
;Toro, Luigi;Pagnanelli, FrancescaUltimo
2019
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A fed-batch strategy is proposed to produce microalgae biomass under non-axenic heterotrophic conditions. The strategy induces the alternation of N-deplete (Glucose-replete) and N-replete (Glucose-deplete) cultivation phases by the periodic and uncoupled supply of glucose and NO3− to the culture. Cultivation of the microalga T. obliquus with this strategy reduced the ratio of the bacteria to microalgae cell concentration from 1.6, attained by conventional photoautotrophic cultivation, to 0.03. During the N-deplete phase, microalgae duplication stopped and biomass concentration increased 1.9 times, while during the N-replete phase, microalgae duplicated halving their average size and losing about 25% of their weight. The process proved to be effective under several consecutive cycles. Biomass productivity until 6.1 g/Ld and biomass concentration until 26 g/L were achieved. The results demonstrate that the proposed strategy can effectively prevent bacterial contamination, paving the way to the large scale production of microalgae biomass under non-axenic heterotrophic conditions. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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