Figure 4.
Pilot-scale outdoor cultivation of Mayamaea sp. JPCC CTDA0820S using the (a) 40 m3, (b) 160 m3, and (c) 640 m3-scale open-pond bioreactors. (d) Biomass (closed circles) was measured throughout the operation period. Cells were transferred to the bioreactors at larger-scale at the time indicated by the black arrows. Dry mass of the extracted lipids were measured at the time indicated by the white arrows. Nitrate concentration (open circles) was measured during cultivation in 640 m3 of culture media.