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Table 2 Comparison of growth rate obtained for different strains in microsystems

From: Microfluidic techniques for enhancing biofuel and biorefinery industry based on microalgae

Strain

Technology

Culture size

Growth rate (day−1)

Conditions

Refs..

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

U-shape trapping

75 µm × 16 µm × 15 µm

2.08–2.77

100 µmol m2 s−1

12 h dark cycle

TAP medium

[20]

Trapping chambers

60 µm radius, 30 µm height

0.45–1.34

120 µmol m2 s−1

TAP medium

[17]

Perfusion chamber

200 µmx100 µmx30 µm

1.85–2.08

Microscope halogen lamp

TAP medium

[18]

Compressing channel

100 µm width, 2–2.5 µm height, 20 mm length

1.39

TAP medium

[32]

Microdroplet

40 µm radius

268 pl/droplet

2.07

55 µmmol m2 s−1

TAP medium

[22]

Static droplet

120 µm radius

1.39–2.7

80 µmol m2 s−1

12 dark cycle

TAP medium

[28]

Flowed droplets

330 µm radius

150 nl/droplet

1.51–2.37

20 µmol m2 s−1

460 and 650 nm LED

TAP medium

[26]

Microchamber

500 µL

0.7–1.1

23 °C with 5% CO2

Tris–phosphate medium

[35]

Chlorella vulgaris

Microdroplet

40 µm radius

268 pl/droplet

1.39

55 µmmol m2 s−1

BBM medium

[22]

Static droplet

45 µm radius (uncompressed)

1.8–2.3

Ambient—7.5% CO2 35–200 µmol m2 s

TAP medium

[27]

Static droplet

134 µm radius

10 nl/droplet

1.52

905 lx 8 h dark cycle

+glucose

[24]

Microchamber

500 µL

1.0 - 1.2

23 °C with 5% CO2

Tris–phosphate medium

[35]

Chlorella sp.

Microchamber

1.2 mm × 2 mm × 100 µm

0.71

80 µmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[30]

Chlorella protothecoides

Static droplet

45 µm radius

3.14

Ambient—7.5% CO2 35–200 µmol m2 s

TAP medium

[27]

Chlorella sorokiniana

Static droplet

45 µm radius

2.80

Ambient—7.5% CO2 35–200 µmol m2 s

TAP medium

[27]

Chlorella sorokiniana

Static chamber

3.25 µm height

1.4 mm ring shape

1.75

100 µmol m2 s

5% CO2

BG11 medium

[38]

Chlorella cryptica

Microdroplet

70 µL droplets

0.39

f/2 medium

14 °C

60 W lamp

[23]

Dunaliella tertiolecta

Microdroplet

40 µm radius

268 pl/droplet

0.69

55 mmol m2 s−1

Specific medium

[22]

Neochloris oleoabundans

Static droplet

45 µm radius

2.85

Ambient—7.5% CO2 35–200 µmol m2 s TAP medium

[27]

Neochloris oleoabundans

Microchamber

4 mm × 2 mm × 3 µm

1.0–1.2

23 °C with 5% CO2 Tris–phosphate medium

[35]

Nannochloropsis gaditana

Microwells

40 µL wells

2.1 mm radius

0.25–0.5

60 mmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[37]

Platymonas subcordiformis

Microchamber

1.2 mm × 2 mm × 100 µm

0.31

80 µmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[30]

Porphyridium cruentum

Microchamber

1.2 mm × 2 mm × 100 µm

0.52

80 µmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[30]

Platymonas helgolandica

Microchamber

1.2 mm × 2 mm × 100 µm

0.75

80 µmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[30]

Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Microchamber

1.2 mm × 2 mm × 100 µm

1.52

80 µmol m2 s−1

F/2 medium

[30]

Synechococcus elongatus

Static chamber

0.74 µm height

1.4 mm ring shape

2.28–2.92

50–100 µmol m2 s−1

5% CO2

BG11 medium

[38]

 

Microchamber

600 µm × 600 µm × 75 µm

0.8

5 - 148 µmol m2 s−1

BG-11 medium

[21]

Synechocystis

Static chamber

1.25 µm height

1.4 mm ring shape

0.73

20 µmol m2 s

5% CO2

BG11 medium

[38]

Scenedesmus sp.

Microchamber

4 mm × 2 mm × 3 µm

0.4

5% CO2

Tris–phosphate medium

[35]