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. 2013 Oct 6;6:143. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-143

Table 1.

Comparison of biomass and lipid production with glucose as carbon source

Microalgae Glucose concentration (g L-1) Biomass concentration (g L-1) Total lipid content (%DW) Lipid productivity (mg L-1 d-1) Yoil/glu Reference
Chlorella sorokiniana Shih.et Krauss MIC-G5
 1
 0.72a
 33
 29.8
 NA
 [26]
Chlorella sp.
 10
 3.76
 15.6
 58.8
 NA
 [13]
Chlorella vulgaris C4-3
 10
 0.8
 15.78
 21a
 NA
 [27]
Chlorella saccharophila UTEX 247
 40
 1.1
 37
 58.5a
 NA
 [12]
Chlorella sorokiniana CCTCCM209220
 40
 3.2
 56
 256
 0.057a
 [20]
Ettlia texensis
 3
 1.2a
 14-19
 NA
 NA
 [11]
Nannochloropsis sp.
 10
 3.83
 19.3
 74
 NA
 [13]
Monoraphidium sp. FXY-10
 10
 3.96
 37.56
 148.74
 NA
 [8]
Scenedesmus quadricauda
 5
 3.39
 22.1a
 107.1a
 0.15a
 [28]
R-16 10 3.46 43.4 250.27 0.162 This study

aCalculated value according to reported data.