Evaluation of Porphyridium purpureum and Nannochloropsis sp. for Carbohydrates and Lipids Production

Abstract

This study was aimed to evaluate the growth conditions of Porphyridium purpureum and Nannochloropsis sp. microalgae for carbohydrates and lipids productivity increase. The cultivation experiments for both microalgae strains were done in triplicates using the artificial seawater (ASW) as culture media. The lipids were separated from the algal biomass and the exo-polysaccharides content from the supernatant. The results showed that the highest carbohydrate content is found in Porphyridium purpureum while the highest lipid content was found in biomass.