Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

Table 3 Culture medium cost to produce 1 kg of biomass

From: Effects of C/N ratio on the growth and protein accumulation of heterotrophic Chlorella in broken rice hydrolysate

Chemicals	Unit price^a (USD/kg)	Amount^b (g)
Chemicals	Unit price^a (USD/kg)	BRH group	Glucose group
NaNO₃	0.57	243	243
K₂HPO₄	1.48	6.48	6.48
MgSO₄·7H₂O	0.07	12.15	12.15
CaCl₂·2H₂0	0.35	5.83	5.83
Citric acid	2.19	0.97	0.97
Ferric ammonium citrate	7.98	0.97	0.97
EDTA·2Na	4.36	0.16	0.16
Na₂CO₃	0.38	3.24	3.24
A₅	1.48	73.55	97.36
α-Amylase	1.19	60.00	0
Glucoamylase	0.69	160.00	0
Glucose	0.30	0	3200
Broken rice	0.57	2370	0
Total cost^c (USD)		1.14	2.36

^aThe unit price is determined according to the minimum price in Wangsheng raw material trading platform in China (https://www.rawmex.cn/) in August 2022 (1.00 USD = 6.77 CNY)
^bThe amount of chemicals required to produce 1 kg of biomass
^cTotal cost is calculated based on the amount and unit price of various chemicals required to produce 1 kg of biomass

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