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Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) volumetric productivity from an outdoor chemostat culture ofPhaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640 in a 50-l tubular photobioreactor varies with dilution rate, reaching a maximum of 47.8 mg l−1 d−1 at D=0.36 d−1. Continuous culture at high dilution rates' is proposed as the most adequate operating mode to maximize polyunsaturated fatty acid production.
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Grima, E.M., Pérez, J.A.S., Camacho, F.G. et al. Effect of dilution rate on eicosapentaenoic acid productivity ofPhaeodactylum tricornutum utex 640 in outdoor chemostat culture. Biotechnol Lett 16, 1035–1040 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01022399
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