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Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production
The purpose of this work was to identify promising microalgal species and strategies of nitrogen deprivation that optimise lipid productivity for biodiesel production. This was carried out by I) developing the tools necessary to measure lipid productivity accurately, II) identifying and quantifying...
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| author | Griffiths, Melinda Jane |
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| description | The purpose of this work was to identify promising microalgal species and strategies of nitrogen deprivation that optimise lipid productivity for biodiesel production. This was carried out by I) developing the tools necessary to measure lipid productivity accurately, II) identifying and quantifying the key characteristics of promising microalgal strains, initially through a literature survey and then experimentally, and III) investigating the effect of different degrees of N limitation, and different N culture regimes, on cell physiology and lipid productivity in Chlorella vulgaris. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10530 Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production Griffiths, Melinda Jane Harrison, STL Van Hille, Rob Bioprocess Engineering The purpose of this work was to identify promising microalgal species and strategies of nitrogen deprivation that optimise lipid productivity for biodiesel production. This was carried out by I) developing the tools necessary to measure lipid productivity accurately, II) identifying and quantifying the key characteristics of promising microalgal strains, initially through a literature survey and then experimentally, and III) investigating the effect of different degrees of N limitation, and different N culture regimes, on cell physiology and lipid productivity in Chlorella vulgaris. 2014-12-30T06:44:01Z 2014-12-30T06:44:01Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10530 eng application/pdf Centre for Bioprocess Engineering Research Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Bioprocess Engineering Griffiths, Melinda Jane Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| title_full | Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| title_fullStr | Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| title_short | Optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| title_sort | optimising microalgal lipid productivity for biodiesel production |
| topic | Bioprocess Engineering |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10530 |
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