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Table 2 Summary of the cultivations at different scale

From: Effective cultivation of microalgae for biofuel production: a pilot-scale evaluation of a novel oleaginous microalga Graesiella sp. WBG-1

Cultures

Duration (days)

I av (mol m−2 day−1)

I biomass (mol g−1 DW day−1)

C biomass (g m−2)

C lipid (% DW)

P biomass (g m−2 day−1)

P lipid (g m−2 day−1)

10 L circular pond

8

15

0.2–5.38

101.2

45.2

12.0

5.7

30 L tank (June 2012)

8

33

0.2–2.1

153.3

35.6

17.5

6.5

30 L tank (July 2012)

8

29

0.2–2.8

161.8

32.9

18.9

6.4

Raceway (June 2013)

15

45

03–5.7

137.8

31.8

8.7

2.9

Raceway (July 2013)

13

36

0.3–4.4

102.3

33.4

7.2

2.4

Raceway (May 2014)

14

39

0.4–3.4

97.7

29.4

6.2

2.0