Development of mass cultivation system of tropical microalgae

• Main Authors: Suhaimi, Noraiza, Kaha, Marshila, Yahya, Nurul Ashyikin, Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus, Mohamad, Shaza Eva, Shameli, Kamyar, Yoneda, Kenichi, Goto, Masafumi, Othman, Nor'azizi, Sugiura, Norio, Zakaria, Zuriati, Hara, Hirofumi, Iwamoto, Koji
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61116/1/ZuriatiZakaria2015_DevelopmentofMassCultivationSystemofTropicalMicroalgaei.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/61116/

Temperature is one of important factor in growing microalgae. In this research, freshwater samples were taken in Malaysia to isolate suitable candidate of species that are able to grow in POME medium and able to survive under high temperature (40°C). For preliminary result, freshwater samples were taken to check the microalgal species that present in Malaysia. There were three species that succeesfully isolated and grown in AF-6 medium which are Ankitrodesmus sp., Scenedesmus sp. and Chlorella sp.