Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis

The prospects of utilizing fresh Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as an alternative and inexpensive growth medium in Arthrospira platensis cultivation was evaluated in outdoor large scale cultivation system. The aim of this study is to find the optimum fresh POME concentration (T1; 0%, T2; 1%, T3; 2%,...

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Main Authors: Sukumaran, Puganeswary, Nulit, Rosimah, Zulkifly, Shahrizim, Halimoon, Normala, Omar, Hishamuddin, Ismail, Ahmad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Excellent Publishers 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34971/1/Potential%20of%20fresh%20POME%20as%20a%20growth%20medium%20in%20mass%20production%20of%20Arthrospira%20platensis.pdf
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author Sukumaran, Puganeswary
Nulit, Rosimah
Zulkifly, Shahrizim
Halimoon, Normala
Omar, Hishamuddin
Ismail, Ahmad
author_facet Sukumaran, Puganeswary
Nulit, Rosimah
Zulkifly, Shahrizim
Halimoon, Normala
Omar, Hishamuddin
Ismail, Ahmad
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description The prospects of utilizing fresh Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as an alternative and inexpensive growth medium in Arthrospira platensis cultivation was evaluated in outdoor large scale cultivation system. The aim of this study is to find the optimum fresh POME concentration (T1; 0%, T2; 1%, T3; 2%, T4; 3% and T5; 4%v/v) for good growth and pigments production of A. platensis as in control (modified Kosaric medium). The relative performance of the different concerntrations of fresh POME were investigated with respect to their productivity, specific growth rate and pigments production A. platensis culture in T2 (1% v/v fresh POME)had significantly higher (p<0.05) productivity (0.211 ±0.0034g L-1 d-1)and specific growth rate( 0.250±0.0026 μ d-1)compare to control and other treatments.
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spelling upm.eprints-349712016-04-22T03:29:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34971/ Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis Sukumaran, Puganeswary Nulit, Rosimah Zulkifly, Shahrizim Halimoon, Normala Omar, Hishamuddin Ismail, Ahmad The prospects of utilizing fresh Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) as an alternative and inexpensive growth medium in Arthrospira platensis cultivation was evaluated in outdoor large scale cultivation system. The aim of this study is to find the optimum fresh POME concentration (T1; 0%, T2; 1%, T3; 2%, T4; 3% and T5; 4%v/v) for good growth and pigments production of A. platensis as in control (modified Kosaric medium). The relative performance of the different concerntrations of fresh POME were investigated with respect to their productivity, specific growth rate and pigments production A. platensis culture in T2 (1% v/v fresh POME)had significantly higher (p<0.05) productivity (0.211 ±0.0034g L-1 d-1)and specific growth rate( 0.250±0.0026 μ d-1)compare to control and other treatments. Excellent Publishers 2014-04 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34971/1/Potential%20of%20fresh%20POME%20as%20a%20growth%20medium%20in%20mass%20production%20of%20Arthrospira%20platensis.pdf Sukumaran, Puganeswary and Nulit, Rosimah and Zulkifly, Shahrizim and Halimoon, Normala and Omar, Hishamuddin and Ismail, Ahmad (2014) Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 3 (4). pp. 235-250. ISSN 2319-7692; ESSN: 2319-7706 http://www.ijcmas.com/Archives-17.php
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Nulit, Rosimah
Zulkifly, Shahrizim
Halimoon, Normala
Omar, Hishamuddin
Ismail, Ahmad
Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis
title Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis
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title_fullStr Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis
title_full_unstemmed Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis
title_short Potential of fresh POME as a growth medium in mass production of Arthrospira platensis
title_sort potential of fresh pome as a growth medium in mass production of arthrospira platensis
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34971/1/Potential%20of%20fresh%20POME%20as%20a%20growth%20medium%20in%20mass%20production%20of%20Arthrospira%20platensis.pdf
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