Ammonium Feeding and pH Influencing Arthrospira platensis Growth, Composition, and C‐ and N‐Uptake. Issue 9 (1st June 2016) - Rodrigues, Mayla S.
Abstract: Arthrospira ( Spirulina ) platensis was cultivated in bench‐scale open ponds on a modified Schlösser medium. The fed‐batch exponential supply of ammonium sulfate at defined feeding time and pH allowed obtaining optimum results in terms of biomass growth and composition. The cultivation conditions established herein will constitute the main starting point of a wider study in which this cyanobacterium is employed for fixation of CO2 from industrial plants. The industrial exploitation of these results appears to be promising also for single‐cell protein production. Abstract : Cyanobacteria and microalgae are interesting alternatives for food production and wastewater treatment. Arthrospira ( Spirulina ) platensis cultivated in bench‐scale open tanks under different nitrogen/carbon conditions leads to promising results in terms of either biomass growth or composition for possible industrial CO2 fixation and single‐cell protein production.