Research Article

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

Table 3

Statistical significances () and effects obtained from the analysis of the factorial design used in the semicontinuous cultivation of Chlorella sp.

Factor (d−1) (g L−1 d−1) (g L−1)
EffectEffectEffect

Mean0.1190.002<0.0010.0540.0020.0011.6470.051<0.001
()0.0160.0040.0710.0420.0030.0071.4300.111<0.001
()−0.0020.0040.742−0.0040.0030.336−0.2000.1040.114
()0.0280.0050.0330.0070.0040.2230.3020.1310.069
()0.0150.0040.0580.0070.0030.1330.3420.0920.014
()0.0100.0050.1850.0140.0040.0790.3840.1310.032
()−0.0010.0040.7640.0010.0030.8080.1190.0920.253
(()−0.0030.0060.647−0.0020.0050.6650.0240.1510.881
(()0.0290.0060.0400.0180.0050.0590.4580.1510.029
X2()·X3()−0.0120.0070.242−0.0080.0060.2840.0540.1770.772

: blend concentration; : medium renewal rate; : concentration of sodium bicarbonate; : linear effect; : quadratic effect; : mean specific growth rate; : mean productivity; : concentration of generated biomass during cultivation.
: standard error.