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The influence of flow rate and the composition of supplied CO2/air mixtures on discontinuous growth of Tetraselmis sp.

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This paper studies the influence of the flow rate of gaseous mixtures on the kinetics of growth and the fatty acid composition of Tetraselmis sp. at CO2/air ratios of 3 × 10−4 and 2 × 10−5. The specific growth rate rises with increased flow rate up to values of approximately 0.086 h−1 and 0.063 h−1 at CO2/air ratios of 3 × 10−4 and 2 × 10−5 respectively, when the flow rate is approximately 3 v/v per minute. At higher flow rates, the specific growth rate decreases. The polyunsaturated fatty acid content decreases slightly as the gaseous mixture flow rate increases, whereby the ratio ω3/ω6 remains between 2 and 3, indicating good nutritional values.

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  1. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Colegio Universitario de Almeía, 04071, Almería, Spain

    Emilio Molina, Francisco García & Antonio Contreras

  2. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Facultad de Ciencias, 18071, Granada, Spain

    Ma Eugenia Martínez

  3. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Colegio Universitario de Jaén, 23071, Jaén, Spain

    Sebastián Sánchez

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Molina, E., Martínez, M.E., Sánchez, S. et al. The influence of flow rate and the composition of supplied CO2/air mixtures on discontinuous growth of Tetraselmis sp.. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 34, 103–107 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00170932

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Keywords

  • Acid Composition
  • Fatty Acid Composition
  • Acid Content
  • Gaseous Mixture
  • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid