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Growth Medium Screening for Chlorella vulgaris Growth and Lipid Production

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Wong, YK·2017·Journal of Aquaculture & Marine Biology

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To overcome the variation of lipid productivity of C. vulgaris, the objective of the present research was to investigate the effect of various growth medium compositions on Chlorella vulgaris (C.vulgaris) in an attempt to enhance its growth and lipid production using batch culture conditions.Thirteen different growth media were being tested in culture tubes in stage 1.Maximum optical density reading was recorded for the bold basal medium (OD 683 : 3.389 ± 0.023).Besides, in the large scale experiment, Bold basal medium was observed the highest biomass productivity (114.208± 0.850 mg L -1 day -1 ) in day 12 and specific growth rate (d -1 ) (0.279 ± 0.001).Highest lipid content (17.640 ± 0.002%, day 12), lipid productivity (250.576± 4.834 mg/L, day 12) and overall lipid productivity of 20.881 ± 0.403mg L -1 day - 1 was also achieved the highest in Bold basal medium, by comparing with other selected medium.Further study is required with a focus on one or two particular nutrients (with alteration in concentration) in one type of medium, and other factors remaining unchanged each time to find out the induce effect of nutrients to the biomass and lipid accumulation.

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  • The maximum nitrogen content in the modified media in the analysed experiments was 0.494 g L−1, and the minimum was 0 g L−1.

    “The maximum nitrogen content in the modified media in the analysed experiments was 0.494 g L− 1 [68, 104], and the minimum was 0 g L− 1 [39].”

    From Nitrogen and phosphorus stress as a tool to induce lipid production in microalgae (2023) · cites this paper as [68]

    This citation is attached to the claimed maximum of 0.494 g L−1, not the minimum cited to [39]. Table 3 (section labelled Conclusion; page unavailable) lists the highest overall nitrate concentration among this paper’s tested media as 415.62 mg/L (0.41562 g/L), not 0.494 g/L. The paper does not establish a maximum across the other experiments the citing sentence may include. (LLM, conf=0.80)

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  • The ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus in cultivation media is considered essential for ensuring microalgae growth.

    “As noted above, the ratio of nitrogen and phosphorus in cultivation media is considered essential for ensuring microalgae growth [68, 99].”

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    The Stage discussion says nitrogen affects biomass growth, and the passage on phosphorus says starvation can reduce growth. Table 3 lists both nutrients in the media, but the paper does not establish that their ratio is essential for microalgal growth. No page numbers are available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • Chu-10 and M-8, used to assess the lipid content in Chlorella vulgaris, differ in nitrogen (-N) by almost 60 times.

    “Chu-10 and M-8, used to assess the lipid content in Chlorella vulgaris [68, 99], differ in nitrogen (-N) by almost 60 times.”

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    Table 5 reports lipid content for C. vulgaris grown in M-8, and the Stage 1 growth-screening table includes Modified Chu’s No. 10. But Chu’s No. 10 is not included in the lipid-content results, and Table 3 gives a nitrogen value for M-8 but none for Chu’s No. 10; this paper therefore does not establish the claimed nearly 60-fold difference. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Wong, Y.
Affiliations
Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
Corresponding author
Wong, YK
Venue
Journal of Aquaculture & Marine Biology
Published
2017-07-14
Volume
6
Issue
1
ISSN
2378-3184 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4240006418
Cited by
67
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3
FWCI
1.03
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Journal of Aquaculture & Marine Biology (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
Keywords
Chlorella vulgaris, lipid production, microalgae cultivation, biomass productivity, specific growth rate, lipid productivity, lipid accumulation, batch culture

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