Food waste compost as an organic nutrient source for the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris

• Main Authors: Chew, Kit Wayne, Chia, Shir Reen, Show, Pau Loke, Ling, Tau Chuan, Arya, Shalini S., Chang, Jo-Shu
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22228/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.069

The present study investigates the prospective of substituting inorganic medium with organic food waste compost medium as a nutrient supplement for the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris FSP-E. Various percentages of compost mixtures were replaced in the inorganic medium to compare the algal growth a...