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Table 2 Effect of light intensity on growth and hydrocarbon accumulation of B. braunii SAG 807-1 under attached cultivation

From: Effects of seed age, inoculum density, and culture conditions on growth and hydrocarbon accumulation of Botryococcus braunii SAG807-1 with attached culture

Light intensity (μmolm−2 s−1)

10

20

40

60

80

100

150

200

250

Biomass productivity (g−2 day−1)

1.16 ± 0.08

1.94 ± 0.07

4.42 ± 0.14

5.44 ± 0.18

6.14 ± 0.24

6.61 ± 0.22

7.74 ± 0.29

7.55 ± 0.36

7.35 ± 0.58

Hydrocarbon content (%)

24.69 ± 0.54

26.34 ± 0.52

31.68 ± 1.01

36.44 ± 0.49

41.68 ± 0.92

43.74 ± 0.66

49.26 ± 1.21

51.04 ± 0.67

54.1 ± 0.85

Hydrocarbon productivity (g−2 day−1)

0.29 ± 0.16

0.51 ± 0.04

1.40 ± 0.24

1.98 ± 0.11

2.56 ± 0.46

2.89 ± 0.37

3.81 ± 0.51

3.85 ± 0.39

3.98 ± 0.41

  1. The data were means ± standard deviations of three replicates