Growing Chlorella vulgaris in Photobioreactor by Continuous Process Using Concentrated Desalination: Effect of Dilution Rate on Biochemical Composition

Table 1

Composition and physic-chemical characteristics of concentrated desalination.

Parameters	Value
Cl (mg/L)	1,691.3
Ca (mg/L)	126.5
Fe (mg/L)	0.13
K (mg/L)	47.0
Mg (mg/L)	4.74
Na (mg/L)	987.5
NH4^+ (mg/L)	1.35
Sulfate (mg/L)	138.0
Total phosphorus (mg PO4^3− P/L)	0.70
Total hardness (CaCO3, mg/L)	985.2
TDS (mg/L)	2,190.5
Total nitrogen (mg N/L)	30.0
Conductivity (𝜇S/cm)	4,875.0
pH	8.11

Note: P is short for phosphorus, N is short for nitrogen, TDS is short for total dissolved solids, and NH₄⁺ is ammonium.