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      The effect of degree and timing of nitrogen limitation on lipid productivity in Chlorella vulgaris.

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          Improvements in lipid productivity would enhance the economic feasibility of microalgal biodiesel. In order to optimise lipid productivity, both the growth rate and lipid content of algal cells must be maximised. The lipid content of many microalgae can be enhanced through nitrogen limitation, but at the expense of biomass productivity. This suggests that a two-stage nitrogen supply strategy might improve lipid productivity. Two different nitrogen supply strategies were investigated for their effect on lipid productivity in Chlorella vulgaris. The first was an initial nitrogen-replete stage, designed to optimise biomass productivity, followed by nitrogen limitation to enhance lipid content (two-stage batch) and the second was an initial nitrogen-limited stage, designed to maximise lipid content, followed by addition of nitrogen to enhance biomass concentration (fed-batch). Volumetric lipid yield in nitrogen-limited two-stage batch and fed-batch was compared with that achieved in nitrogen-replete and nitrogen-limited batch culture. In a previous work, maximum lipid productivity in batch culture was found at an intermediate level of nitrogen limitation (starting nitrate concentration of 170 mg L(-1)). Overall lipid productivity was not improved by using fed-batch or two-stage culture strategies, although these strategies showed higher volumetric lipid concentrations than nitrogen-replete batch culture. The dilution of cultures prior to nitrogen deprivation led to increased lipid accumulation, indicating that the availability of light influenced the rate of lipid accumulation. However, dilution did not lead to increased lipid productivity due to the resulting lower biomass concentration.

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          Journal
          Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol.
          Applied microbiology and biotechnology
          Springer Nature
          1432-0614
          0175-7598
          Jul 2014
          : 98
          : 13
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research (CeBER), University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa, 7701.
          Article
          10.1007/s00253-014-5757-9
          24824221
          11735630-7efc-49db-9e27-92102d9795e1
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