Improving carbohydrate and starch accumulation in Chlorella sp. AE10 by a novel two-stage process with cell dilution

Table 1 Comparison of performances for Chlorella sp. AE10 and other strains reported in the references

Microalgae strain	Light intensity (μmol m⁻² s⁻¹)	CO₂ (%, v/v)	N or S condition	Maximum total carbohydrate content (% DW)	Carbohydrate productivity (g L⁻¹ day⁻¹)	Maximum starch content (% DW)	Starch productivity (g L⁻¹ day⁻¹)	Ref.
Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N	240	2.5	−N	52.88	0.468^a	–	–	[24]
Neochloris oleoabundans HK-129	200	4	−N	41.30	0.047	–	–	[26]
Scenedesmus obliquus CNW-N	140	2.5	−N	46.70	0.383	–	–	[22]
Chlorella zofingiensis	150	1	−N	66.9	0.407	43.4	0.268	[12]
Tetraselmis subcordiformis	200	3	−S	–	–	62.1	0.62	[20]
Chlorella fusca	1200	1.5	−N	–	–	49.0	0.38	[25]
Chlorella sp. AE10	1000	10	0.375 g L⁻¹ NaNO₃	77.6	0.421^b	60.5	0.311^b	This study
Chlorella sp. AE10	1000	10	0.375 g L⁻¹ NaNO₃	77.6	0.927^c	60.5	0.730^c	This study

^aSemi-batch system
^bThe carbohydrate or starch productivity is calculated with experimental data from day 0 to day 6
^cThe carbohydrate or starch productivity is calculated with experimental data from day 3 to day 5

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