Cell growth and lipid accumulation of a microalgal mutant Scenedesmus sp. Z-4 by combining light/dark cycle with temperature variation

Table 1 Comparison of biomass and lipid productivity between Scenedesmus sp. Z-4 and some microalgal strains with different light/dark cycles in previous studies

Strain	Cultivation mode	Light/dark cycle	Biomass (g L⁻¹)	Lipid productivity (mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹)	References
Scenedesmus obliquus	Autotrophic	24 h/0 h	0.992	Not given	[8]
Chlorella sorokiniana	Mixotrophic	12 h/12 h	1.55	31.62	[17]
Chlorella sp.	Autotrophic	16 h/8 h	0.63	12.6	[18]
Nannochloropsis sp.	Mixotrophic	16 h/8 h	1.10	42.31	[18]
Chlorella vulgaris	Autotrophic	Not given	0.25	4	[19]
Chlorella vulgaris	Mixotrophic	Not given	1.70	54	[19]
Dunaliella salina	Autotrophic	24 h/0 h	1.46	Not given	[25]
Chlorella sp.	Autotrophic	24 h/0 h	0.64	Not given	[26]
Tetraselmis suecica	Autotrophic	24 h/0 h	0.72	Not given	[26]
Scenedesmus sp. Z-4	Autotrophic	12 h/12 h	1.68	56.8	This study
Scenedesmus sp. Z-4	Mixotrophic	12 h/12 h	3.86	182.6	This study

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