Research Article

Effect of the Carbon Concentration, Blend Concentration, and Renewal Rate in the Growth Kinetic of Chlorella sp.

Table 1

Matrix of the Box-Behnken type factorial design with the coded variables and their respective levels of variation.

Experiment (g L−1) (%) (g L−1)

1−1−100.40301.00
20−100.60301.00
3−1+100.40501.00
40+100.60501.00
5−10−10.40400.40
600−10.60400.40
7−10+10.40401.60
800+10.60401.60
9+1−1−10.80300.40
10+1+1−10.80500.40
11+1−1+10.80301.60
12+1+1+10.80501.60
13+1000.80401.00
14+1000.80401.00
15+1000.80401.00

: blend concentration, : medium renovation rate, and : concentration of sodium bicarbonate.