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Table 4 Performance of the optimized fed-batch run compared to the standard batch conditions (HL-ND) conducted in the PSI reactor

From: Dynamic flux balance modeling to increase the production of high-value compounds in green microalgae

Property

Unit

Standard batch

Optimized fed-batch

Max. biomass density

\({\rm g}_\mathrm{dw}\,{\rm L}^{-1}\)

1.38

3.40

Max. \(\upbeta\)-carotene density

\({\rm mg}\,{\rm L}^{-1}\)

67.73

140.06

Max. \(\upbeta\)-carotene fraction

\({\rm mg}\,{\rm g}_{\rm dw}^{-1}\)

49.09

59.53

Max. \(\upbeta\)-carotene productivity

\({\rm mg}\,{\rm L}^{-1}{\rm d}^{-1}\)

11.53

17.48