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Table 4 Comparisons of biomass and lipid productivity of different sizes in some microalgae outdoors (culture volume > 100 L)

From: Feasibility of biodiesel production and CO2 emission reduction by Monoraphidium dybowskii LB50 under semi-continuous culture with open raceway ponds in the desert area

Strains

LC (%)

VBP (mg L−1 day−1)

ABP (g m−2 day−1)

VLP (mg L−1 day−1)

ALP (g m−2 day−1)

CO2 fixation rate

Bioreactor volume (L)

Culture

Location

References

(mg L−1 day−1)

(g m−2 day−1)

N. gaditana

18.6

590

15.4

110

2.9

1109a

28.9

TPs (340)

Dilution rate

Spain

[14]

17.1

460

12.1

78.7

2.1

864.8a

22.8

 

Nutrient

  

Nannochloropsis sp.

43

256

 

110

 

481.3a

 

GWP (590)

Nitrogen

Italy

[41]

Chlorella sp.

34.8

238

 

83

 

447a

 

BPs (120)

Batch

Australia

[11]

T. suecica

32

51.5

 

14.8

 

97a

  

CO2

 

[28]

S. obliquus

13.4

135

11.3

19

1.6

253.8a

21.3

HTP (500)

Semi-continuous

UK

[42]

Nannochloropsis sp.

28

16.75

 

4.69

 

31.50a

 

RCS (8000)

Flue gas

Shandong, China

[43]

C. sp. FC2 IITG

35.12

44.00

9.70

10.70

3.80

82.70a

18.20

OPs (300, 1.4 m2)

CO2

India

[15]

S. rubescens

13.8

 

4

 

0.6

 

7.6

RCS (9000)

Normal

USA

[44]

N. salina

16.33

204.2

24.5

33.3

4

383.9a

46.1

RCS (300)

CO2

Israel

[45]

N. salina

34.7

160

 

55.5

 

300.8a

 

AGSp (174,000)

Normol

USA

[46]

B. braunii TN101

 

169

33.8

 

8.2-13.0

317.7a

63.5

RCS (5000, 25 m2)

Semi-continuous

Malaysia

[10]

B. braunii

24

100

 

24c

 

188a

 

RCS (80)

Batch

India

[47]

Graesiella sp.

31.8

43.5

8.7

14.5

2.9

81.8a

16.4

RCS (40,000, 200 m2)

Batch (CO2)

Yunnan, China

[5]

N. gaditana

25.6

190

10.3–22.4

30.4

2.6–5.7

357.2a

19.4

RCS (792, 7.2 m2)

Continuous

Spain

[48]

S. acutus LB0414

21.5

42.9

3.5

9.2

0.8

80.7a

6.6

RCS (2278, 10 m2)

Batch

USA

[49]

Tetraselmis sp.

34.9

243

48.6

85

17

456.8a

31.9

RCS (200, 1 m2)

Batch

Australia

[50]

S. obliquus CNW-N (summer)

 

205.1

 

83.9d

 

358.8b

 

Tubular (60)

Batch

Taiwan, China

[51]

S. obliquus CNW-N (winter)

 

119.2

 

47.3d

 

208.7b

 

Tubular (60)

Batch

Taiwan, China

 

M. dybowskii Y2

29.9

89.5

17.9

26.7

5.3

148.1b

29.6

RCS (40,000, 200 m2)

Semi-continuous

Inner Mongolia, China

[13]

M. dybowskii LB50

38.6

81.4

21.7

32.5

8.6

153.1b

40.8

Plastic bag (140 L)

NaCl-induced

Beijing, China

[16]

30.34

50.1

10

15.2

3

89.9b

18.0

RCS

Batch

Inner Mongolia, China

This study

30

90.6

18.1

27.2

5.4

162.5b

32.5

RCS

Semi-continuous

 
  1. TPs tubular photobioreactors, GWP green wall panel, BPs bag photobioreactors, HTP horizontal tubular photobioreactor, TLP thin-layer photobioreactor, RCS raceway cultivation system, AGSp algae growth system photobioreactor, OPs open ponds
  2. aCalculated from the following equation: CO2 fixation rate = biomass productivity (mg L−1 day−1) × 1.88
  3. bCalculated from the following equation: CO2 fixation rate = biomass productivity (mg L−1 day−1) × C (%) × 44/12
  4. cFor hydrocarbon
  5. dFor carbohydrate