文摘
Scenedesmus sp. 14-3 was identified as a suitable candidate for producing biodiesel. The present work studied the effects of nitrogen concentration on the biomass and lipid productivity of algae, the consumption of sodium nitrate, and the two-stage N-deficient cultivation that could enhance dramatically the accumulation of biomass and lipids of Scenedesmus sp. 14-3. The two-stage N-deficient cultivation was described as follows: microalga Scenedesmus sp. 14-3 was cultured under low light intensity (LL) for 10?days in an N-deficient medium by 20?% inoculum concentration, and transferred to complete N-depletion BG11 under high light intensity (HL) for 8?days. The highest lipid content of Scenedesmus sp. 14-3 was 53.05?±?0.08?% (10?% inoculum concentration) following the second stage of N-deficient cultivation after 8?days. For the second stage of N-deficient cultivation, the lipid content of Scenedesmus sp. 14-3 was 49.85?±?0.22?%, which was 1.8 times higher than that under low light intensity (LL) (46-8?μmol?m??s? ) in 10?days. Meanwhile, the high algal biomass productivity was around 0.10?g L? day? after the first stage of N-deficient cultivation (10?days) and the biomass productivity was around 0.037?g?L??day? under the second stage of N-deficient cultivation (8?days). The comparison under different culture conditions showed a significant effect of the two-stage of N-deficient cultivation on lipid accumulation of Scenedesmus sp. 14-3. The two-stage N-deficient cultivation without centrifugation achieved a complete N-depletion condition, but the two-stage process required centrifugation which is unsuitable for commercialization and large-scale utilization. In summary, two-stage N-deficient cultivation is a more suitable and effective culture method for commercial applications and dramatic accumulation of lipids than the two-stage process.