Biomass production by Arthrospira platensis under different culture conditions

AUTOR(ES)

Castro, Gabriela Fernandes Pepe da Silva de, Rizzo, Roberta Ferreira, Passos, Thaís Souza, Santos, Beatriz Nascimento Corrêa dos, Dias, Daiana da Silva, Domingues, Josiane Roberto, Araújo, Kátia Gomes de Lima

FONTE

Food Sci. Technol

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2015-03

RESUMO

In biotechnological processes, the culture media components are responsible for high costs and exert a strong influence on the cyanobacteria behavior. The objective of this study was to evaluate the Arthrospira platensis growth potential for biomass production under different cultivation conditions using an experimental design. Three factors that are important for cyanobacteria growth were evaluated: sodium bicarbonate (9 to 18 g/l), sodium nitrate (1.25 to 2.5 g/l), and irradiance (20 to 120 µmol photons/m2.s–1). The results showed that the concentration of NaNO3 in the A. platensis medium can be reduced, resulting in increased concentrations of biomass produced. There was a higher biomass production due to the increase in the concentration of NaHCO3 and irradiance, mainly when these two factors varied tending towards the highest values studied. The results demonstrate the potential to produce Arthrospira platensis with lower costs and effluent generation without affecting cultivation performance.

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