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CO 2 biofixation of the microalgae Chlorella sp. for different CO 2 concentrations and gas flow rates in a bubble column reactor has been investigated in this study. Microalgae were cultivated under different CO 2 concentrations (at 1.75% and 9.45% v/v) and gas flow rates (at 30, 50 and 70 ml/min). The maximum specific growth rate of Chlorella sp. was obtained for the CO 2 concentration of 1.75 % and the gas flow rate of 50 mL/min. The highest biomass productivity rate (at 0.17 g L-1 day-1) was for a sample with 1.75 % CO 2 at a flow rate of 70 ml/min. Moreover, the results have shown that the specific growth rate and CO 2 biofixation have a direct relation with culturing of Chlorella sp. Also, limiting CO 2 supplementation noticeably decreased biomass concentration. Therefore, the results have shown that a high flow rate and low concentration of CO 2 might promote a decrease in CO 2 fixation efficiency by Chlorella sp.

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