Table 4 Comparison of the outdoor performance of biomass production, biofuel production, and CO₂ fixation of S. obliquus CNW-N with that obtained from other microalgae species with different PBRs and operation strategies in different locations

C. vulgaris

Flat-plate airlift

Germany

Batch

30

670

390 (Lipid)

1259.6^a

[35]

Chlorella sp. NJ-18

Airlift

China

Batch

70

91.8

21.9 (Lipid)

172.6^a

[36]

Chlorella sp. NJ-18

Airlift

China

Semi-continuous

70

87.4

24.1 (Lipid)

164.3^a

[36]

S. obtusus XJ-15

Plastic bag

China

Two-stage

70 × 2

86.5

36.4 (Lipid)

[17]

B. braunii

Raceway

India

Batch

80

100

24 (Hydrocarbon)

188^a

[37]

S. obtusus XJ-15

Airlift bag

China

Batch

140

75.6

31.0 (Lipid)

142.1^a

[38]

Graesiella sp. WBG-1

Raceway

China

Batch

40000

8.7

2.9 (Lipid)

16.4^a

[18]

N. gaditana Lubián CCMP 527

Raceway

Spain

Continuous

792

190

30.4 (Lipid)

357.2^a

[39]

S. acutus LB0414

Raceway

USA

Batch

2278

42.9

9.2 (Lipid)

80.7^a

[12]

Chlorella sp.

Plastic bag

Australia

Batch

120

216

74 (Lipid)

406.1^a

[13]

T.suecica

Plastic bag

Australia

Batch

120

179

50 (Lipid)

336.5^a

[13]

N. gaditana Lubián CCMP 527

Tubular

Spain

Continuous

340

590

110 (Lipid)

1109.2^a

[40]

Tetraselmis sp. MUR231

Raceway

Australia

Batch

200

243

85 (Lipid)

456.8^a

[41]

Chlorella sp. CH2

Green Wall Panel

Italy

Batch

10

270

120 (Lipid)

507.6^a

[42]

Chlorella sp.

Tubular

China

Batch

70

154.5

33.7 (Lipid)

290.5^a

[43]

Nannochloropsis sp. F&M-M24

Flat-plate

Italy

Two-stage

110

300

204 (Lipid)

564^a

[23]

C. zofingiensis

Flat-plate

China

Batch

60

58.4

22.3 (Lipid)

109.8^a

[16]

S. obliquus CNW-N (Summer)

Tubular

Taiwan

Batch

60

205.1

83.9 (Carbohydrate)

358.8^b

This study

S. obliquus CNW-N (Winter)

Tubular

Taiwan

Batch

60

119.2

47.3(Carbohydrate)

208.7^b

This study