Mixotrophic cultivation of Chlorella for local protein production using agro-food by-products.
Bioresour Technol
; 230: 82-89, 2017 Apr.
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A local strain of Chlorella vulgaris was cultivated by using cheese whey (CW), white wine lees (WL) and glycerol (Gly), coming from local agro-industrial activities, as C sources (2.2gCL-1) to support algae production under mixotrophic conditions in Lombardy. In continuous mode, Chlorella increased biomass production compared with autotrophic conditions by 1.5-2 times, with the best results obtained for the CW substrate, i.e. 0.52gL-1d-1 of algal biomass vs. 0.24gL-1d-1 of algal biomass for autotrophic conditions, and protein content for both conditions adopted close to 500gkg-1 DM. Mixotrophic conditions gave a much higher energy recovery efficiency (EF) than autotrophic conditions, i.e. organic carbon energy efficiency (EFoc) of 32% and total energy efficiency (Eft) of 8%, respectively, suggesting the potential for the culture of algae as a sustainable practice to recover efficiently waste-C and a means of local protein production.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Biotecnología
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Proteínas
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Chlorella vulgaris
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Agricultura
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Alimentos
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En
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Bioresour Technol
Asunto de la revista:
ENGENHARIA BIOMEDICA
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2017
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Article
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Italia
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Reino Unido