. 2017 Jan 31;10:27. doi: 10.1186/s13068-017-0712-5

Table 4.

Comparison of the outdoor performance of biomass production, biofuel production, and CO₂ fixation of S. obliquus CNW-N with that obtained from other microalgae species with different PBRs and operation strategies in different locations

Microalgal species	PBR type	Location	Operation mode	Working volume(L)	Biomass productivity (mg L⁻¹d⁻¹)	Biofuel productivity (mg L⁻¹d⁻¹)	CO₂ fixation rate (mg L⁻¹d⁻¹)	Reference
C. vulgaris	Flat-plate airlift	Germany	Batch	30	670	390 (Lipid)	1259.6^a	[35]
Chlorella sp. NJ-18	Airlift	China	Batch	70	91.8	21.9 (Lipid)	172.6^a	[36]
Chlorella sp. NJ-18	Airlift	China	Semi-continuous	70	87.4	24.1 (Lipid)	164.3^a	[36]
S. obtusus XJ-15	Plastic bag	China	Two-stage	70 × 2	86.5	36.4 (Lipid)	170.0	[17]
B. braunii	Raceway	India	Batch	80	100	24 (Hydrocarbon)	188^a	[37]
S. obtusus XJ-15	Airlift bag	China	Batch	140	75.6	31.0 (Lipid)	142.1^a	[38]
Graesiella sp. WBG-1	Raceway	China	Batch	40000	8.7	2.9 (Lipid)	16.4^a	[18]
N. gaditana Lubián CCMP 527	Raceway	Spain	Continuous	792	190	30.4 (Lipid)	357.2^a	[39]
S. acutus LB0414	Raceway	USA	Batch	2278	42.9	9.2 (Lipid)	80.7^a	[12]
Chlorella sp.	Plastic bag	Australia	Batch	120	216	74 (Lipid)	406.1^a	[13]
T.suecica	Plastic bag	Australia	Batch	120	179	50 (Lipid)	336.5^a	[13]
N. gaditana Lubián CCMP 527	Tubular	Spain	Continuous	340	590	110 (Lipid)	1109.2^a	[40]
Tetraselmis sp. MUR231	Raceway	Australia	Batch	200	243	85 (Lipid)	456.8^a	[41]
Chlorella sp. CH2	Green Wall Panel	Italy	Batch	10	270	120 (Lipid)	507.6^a	[42]
Chlorella sp.	Tubular	China	Batch	70	154.5	33.7 (Lipid)	290.5^a	[43]
Nannochloropsis sp. F&M-M24	Flat-plate	Italy	Two-stage	110	300	204 (Lipid)	564^a	[23]
C. zofingiensis	Flat-plate	China	Batch	60	58.4	22.3 (Lipid)	109.8^a	[16]
S. obliquus CNW-N (Summer)	Tubular	Taiwan	Batch	60	205.1	83.9 (Carbohydrate)	358.8^b	This study
S. obliquus CNW-N (Winter)	Tubular	Taiwan	Batch	60	119.2	47.3(Carbohydrate)	208.7^b	This study

^a Calculated from the following equation: CO₂ fixation rate = Biomass productivity (mg L⁻¹d⁻¹) × 1.88 [3]

^b Calculated from the following equation: CO₂ fixation rate = Biomass productivity (mg L⁻¹d⁻¹) × C(%) × 44/12