Isolation and characterization of Chlorella sp. mutants with enhanced thermo- and CO2 tolerances for CO2 sequestration and utilization of flue gases

Table 2 Carbohydrate and lipid production by Chlorella vulgaris ESP-31 mutants grown in closed outdoor PBR aerated with simulated flue gas

Strain	Carbohydrate content (%)^a	Carbohydrate production (mg/L)^b	Lipid content (%)^c	Lipid production (mg/L)^d
Wild type	28.98 ± 1.60	153.36 ± 30.65	14.08 ± 2.32	75.1 ± 23.01
283	27.28 ± 0.70	255.83 ± 21.78	12.24 ± 1.76	115.81 ± 29.27
359	29.78 ± 0.25	266.60 ± 30.02	13.78 ± 0.73	123.61 ± 19.36

Each datum indicates the mean ± SD from two experiments
^aCarbohydrate content (%) = (carbohydrate dry weight/biomass dry weight) × 100%
^bCarbohydrate production (mg/L) = (Max. biomass production × carbohydrate content)/100 × 1000
^cLipid content (%) = (lipid dry weight/biomass dry weight) × 100%
^dLipid production (mg/L) = (Max. biomass production × lipid content)/100 × 1000

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