Table 3 Effect of nitrogen concentration on pelletization of M. circinelloides
| Â | Initial nitrogen concentration | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | 0.77 | 1.93 | 3.86 | 7.36 | 7.71 | 11.21 |
Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio | 865.8 | 345.4 | 172.7 | 90.6 | 86.5 | 59.5 |
Mean pellet number/100 mL (± SD) | 75 ± 57 | 286 ± 157 | 376 ± 304 | 363 ± 39 | 197 ± 103 | 185 ± 16 |
Average size, mm (± SD) | 1.5 ± 1.2 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 1.9 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 3.3 ± 1.4 | 3.4 ± 1.3 |