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Table 1 Effects of initial pH on cell growth and flocculating activity

From: Bioflocculant production from untreated corn stover using Cellulosimicrobium cellulans L804 isolate and its application to harvesting microalgae

Initial pH

Final pH

Cell growth (OD600)

Flocculating activitya (%)

6.0

7.78 ± 0.15

1.61 ± 0.10

3.82 ± 0.36

6.9

8.03 ± 0.14

1.76 ± 0.02

61.27 ± 4.81

7.4

8.52 ± 0.16

1.04 ± 0.21

88.15 ± 4.55

8.2

9.07 ± 0.03

1.00 ± 0.08

90.88 ± 4.87

9.2

9.14 ± 0.06

0.88 ± 0.02

88.30 ± 4.41

9.8

9.23 ± 0.02

1.20 ± 0.04

83.73 ± 2.56

10.2

9.21 ± 0.02

1.30 ± 0.05

54.50 ± 0.71

10.5

10.18 ± 0.10

0.02 ± 0.01

31.95 ± 6.49

  1. ±, indicates standard deviation of at least three replicates
  2. aFlocculating activity was determined using Kaolin clay as solid phase