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Isolation of a new highly CO2 tolerant fresh water MicroalgaChlorella sp. KR-1

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A fresh water microalga, which has tolerance to high concentrations of CO2, was isolated. The KR-1 strain was identified as a genusChlorella. ThoughChlorella KR-1 showed maximum growth at 10 % (v/v) CO2, the strain showed a good growth rate up to 50 % (v/v) CO2. The results indicated the feasibility of the KR-1 strain for massive cultivation using condensed stack gases.

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  1. Biomass Team, KIER, Taedeok Science Town, P.O.Box 5, 305-340, Taejon, Korea

    Ki-Don Sung, Jin-Suk Lee, Chul-Seung Shin & Soon-Chul Park

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Sung, KD., Lee, JS., Shin, CS. et al. Isolation of a new highly CO2 tolerant fresh water MicroalgaChlorella sp. KR-1. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 15, 449–450 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02697138

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