Optimization of CO2 Fixation by Chlorella Kessleri Cultivated in a Closed Raceway Photo-Bioreactor
Researchers from Canada performed an experiment to optimize the biological fixation of CO2 using
Chlorella kessleri cultivated in oil sands process water (OSPW). A lab-scale closed raceway photobioreactor was designed for the cultivation of Chlorella kessleri. A model-based optimization method was used to calculate the optimal feeding strategies for CO2 phosphate and light intensity.
Results showed that there was an increase in the final biomass concentration as well as in the average CO2 uptake rate.
