Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.

Background: Immobilized cultivation of microorganisms is gaining interest in the microalgae industry. In this study, a novel microalgae polymeric carrier, sodium cellulose sulphate/poly-dimethyl-diallyl-ammonium chloride (NaCS-PDMDAAC) capsule system, was employed to immobilize Chlorella sp. Microal...

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Main Authors: Zeng, X., Danquah, Michael, Halim, R., Yang, S., Chen, X., Lu, Y.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Wiley 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46643
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author Zeng, X.
Danquah, Michael
Halim, R.
Yang, S.
Chen, X.
Lu, Y.
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Danquah, Michael
Halim, R.
Yang, S.
Chen, X.
Lu, Y.
author_sort Zeng, X.
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description Background: Immobilized cultivation of microorganisms is gaining interest in the microalgae industry. In this study, a novel microalgae polymeric carrier, sodium cellulose sulphate/poly-dimethyl-diallyl-ammonium chloride (NaCS-PDMDAAC) capsule system, was employed to immobilize Chlorella sp. Microalgae cultivation was performed under immobilized and suspended conditions, and the resulting cells were characterized biochemically and physically. Results: Experimental results indicated that microalgae cells cultivated under NaCS-PDMDAAC immobilized conditions have a robust morphology, a smaller average cell size of 2.92 µm and a higher Zeta potential of - 17.10 mV than the suspended cells with a cell size of 6.81 µm and Zeta potential of - 32.90 mV. The immobilized microalgae cells displayed a total lipid content of 14.85%, and a chlorophyll content of 3.36%, slightly higher than those obtained from the suspended cells. CONCLUSION: These differences are critical to further explore the impact of immobilized microalgae cultivation systems for specific biotechnological applications. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-466432017-09-13T14:08:02Z Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp. Zeng, X. Danquah, Michael Halim, R. Yang, S. Chen, X. Lu, Y. Background: Immobilized cultivation of microorganisms is gaining interest in the microalgae industry. In this study, a novel microalgae polymeric carrier, sodium cellulose sulphate/poly-dimethyl-diallyl-ammonium chloride (NaCS-PDMDAAC) capsule system, was employed to immobilize Chlorella sp. Microalgae cultivation was performed under immobilized and suspended conditions, and the resulting cells were characterized biochemically and physically. Results: Experimental results indicated that microalgae cells cultivated under NaCS-PDMDAAC immobilized conditions have a robust morphology, a smaller average cell size of 2.92 µm and a higher Zeta potential of - 17.10 mV than the suspended cells with a cell size of 6.81 µm and Zeta potential of - 32.90 mV. The immobilized microalgae cells displayed a total lipid content of 14.85%, and a chlorophyll content of 3.36%, slightly higher than those obtained from the suspended cells. CONCLUSION: These differences are critical to further explore the impact of immobilized microalgae cultivation systems for specific biotechnological applications. © 2012 Society of Chemical Industry. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46643 10.1002/jctb.3821 Wiley restricted
spellingShingle Zeng, X.
Danquah, Michael
Halim, R.
Yang, S.
Chen, X.
Lu, Y.
Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title_full Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title_fullStr Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title_full_unstemmed Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title_short Comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of Chlorella sp.
title_sort comparative physicochemical analysis of suspended and immobilized cultivation of chlorella sp.
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46643