Table 1.

Influence of different aeration rates and light intensities on lutein content and biomass productivity in S. obliquus.

Aeration rate and light intensity	Lutein	Specific growth rate	Biomass productivity	Doubling time
(L/min and μmol photon/m2s)	(mg/g)	(μ)	(g/L)	(day)
S. obliquus 1–50	3.52 ± 0.08	0.38	1.262	1.8
S. obliquus 1–150	0.64 ± 0.03	0.49	1.624	1.4
S. obliquus 1–300	0.53 ± 0.04	0.42	1.952	1.7
S. obliquus 3–50	7.32 ± 0.14	0.28	1.050	2.4
S. obliquus 3–150	8.01 ± 0.10	0.30	1.698	2.3
S. obliquus 3–300	1.37 ± 0.12	0.35	2.022	2.0
S. obliquus 5–50	0.57 ± 0.13	0.31	0.538	2.2
S. obliquus 5–150	3.92 ± 0.11	0.43	1.930	1.6
S. obliquus 5–300	4.33 ± 0.09	0.33	1.586	2.1