Influence of TiO₂ Nanoparticles on Growth and Phenolic Compounds Production in Photosynthetic Microorganisms

Table 1

Effect of different TiO₂ NPs on growth and kinetic parameters of different microorganisms.

Sample	C. vulgaris		H. pluvialis		A. platensis
	Growth inhibition		Growth inhibition		Growth inhibition
	(%)	(days^−1)	(%)	(days^−1)	(%)	(days^−1)
Control	—	0.14 ± 0.00^a	—	0.30 ± 0.01^b	—	0.19 ± 0.00^a
TiO2 15% N doped	7.20^a	0.14 ± 0.00^a	6.77^a	0.28 ± 0.02^ab	32.94^a	0.17 ± 0.00^a
TiO2 anatase	17.01^b	0.14 ± 0.00^a	18.10^a	0.27 ± 0.01^a	74.09^b	0.07 ± 0.02^b

Means () ± standard deviation with different letters (a and b) in the same column are significantly different ().
= specific growth rate.