Optimization of Environmental Conditions to Maximize Carbon Dioxide Sequestration through Algal Growth

by Kenneth M. Karcher

The micro-alga Chlorella vulgaris was cultivated under a variety of environmental conditions in various culture media solutions to optimize growth rate and biomass productivity. Efforts during this work investigated growth at the micro-scale in an air-lift bubble system with the goal of interpreting performance characteristics for application to a larger tubular Photo-bioreactor. Maximum growth rates and biomass yields were 0.65 d-1 and 2.003...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1288409923
• ISBN13: 9781288409921
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Biblioscholar
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"