Growth Medium Screening for Chlorella vulgaris Growth and Lipid Production

Abstract

Recently, microalgae are common in both industrial and scientific cultivation. There are different fields of application for microalgae includes food, biofuels, fish feed and pharmaceutical products [1]. Recently, various applications were found for Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) such as a health food, fish feed and nutrition supplements for human consumption, as well as for lipid and biodiesel production. Algae produced its own food by autotrophic nutrition. The food produced is stored as carbohydrates (mainly as starch) and lipid [2,3].