TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of initial biomass density on growth and astaxanthin production of Haematococcus pluvialis in an outdoor photobioreactor
AU - Wang, Junfeng
AU - Han, Danxiang
AU - Sommerfeld, Milton R.
AU - Lu, Congming
AU - Hu, Qiang
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Acknowledgments This research was supported partially by Science Foundation Arizona Small Business Catalytic Fund Program (SFAz/ SBC#0040-07). The authors thank Ying Hong and Xiangli Zhang for their technical assistance.
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Initial biomass density (IBD) is an important factor that affects the viability and productivity of microalgae particularly when sunlight is used for photosynthesis. In this paper, the effect of IBD on photosynthesis, growth, and astaxanthin production of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis during the astaxanthin induction stage was studied in a glass column photobioreactor during different seasons. Of seven IBDs, i. e., 0.1, 0.5, 0.8, 1.5, 2.7, 3.5, and 5.0 g L-1 tested, 0.8 g L-1 IBD was optimal and resulted in the highest astaxanthin productivity of 17.1 mg L-1 day-1. Severe photoinhibition of photosynthesis occurred at low IBD (e. g., 0.1 g L-1) cultures, especially in the winter, and severe light limitation to individual cells in high IBD cultures (>2.7 g L-1) were responsible for reduced astaxanthin production. This was the first report quantitatively assessing IBD as the key limiting factor for astaxanthin production in H. pluvialis outdoor cultivation.
AB - Initial biomass density (IBD) is an important factor that affects the viability and productivity of microalgae particularly when sunlight is used for photosynthesis. In this paper, the effect of IBD on photosynthesis, growth, and astaxanthin production of the green microalga Haematococcus pluvialis during the astaxanthin induction stage was studied in a glass column photobioreactor during different seasons. Of seven IBDs, i. e., 0.1, 0.5, 0.8, 1.5, 2.7, 3.5, and 5.0 g L-1 tested, 0.8 g L-1 IBD was optimal and resulted in the highest astaxanthin productivity of 17.1 mg L-1 day-1. Severe photoinhibition of photosynthesis occurred at low IBD (e. g., 0.1 g L-1) cultures, especially in the winter, and severe light limitation to individual cells in high IBD cultures (>2.7 g L-1) were responsible for reduced astaxanthin production. This was the first report quantitatively assessing IBD as the key limiting factor for astaxanthin production in H. pluvialis outdoor cultivation.
KW - Astaxanthin
KW - Haematococcus pluvialis
KW - Initial biomass density
KW - Photobioreactor
KW - Photoinhibition
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U2 - 10.1007/s10811-012-9859-4
DO - 10.1007/s10811-012-9859-4
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84872493083
SN - 0921-8971
VL - 25
SP - 253
EP - 260
JO - Journal of Applied Phycology
JF - Journal of Applied Phycology
IS - 1
ER -