Down-Selection and Outdoor Evaluation of Novel, Halotolerant Algal Strains for Winter Cultivation.

ABSTRACT: Algae offer promising feedstocks for the production of renewable fuel and chemical intermediates. However, poor outdoor winter cultivation capacity currently limits deployment potential. In this study, 300 distinct algal strains were screened in saline medium to determine their cultivation suitability during winter conditions in Mesa, Arizona. Three strains, from the genera Micractinium, Chlorella, and Scenedesmus, were chosen following laboratory evaluations and grown outdoors in 1000 L raceway ponds during the winter. Strains were down-selected based on doubling time, lipid and carbohydrate amount, final biomass accumulation capacity, cell size and phylogenetic diversity. Algal biomass productivity and compositional analysis for lipids and carbohydrates show successful outd

SUBMITTER: Dahlin LR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6232915 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature