Microalgae as Sustainable Renewable Energy Feedstock for Biofuel Production

Table 2

Biomass and lipid productivities of some microalgae under phototrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic conditions.

Cultivation method	Microalgae	Biomass productivity; (g L^−1 d^−1)	Lipid content; (% dry weight biomass)	Lipid productivity; (mg L^−1 d^−1)	Reference
Phototrophic method	Chlorella vulgaris	0.02–0.20	50–58	11.2–40
	Chlorella protothecoides	2.00–7.70	14.6–57.8	1214	[18]
	Chlorella sorokiniana	0.23–1.47	19.0–22.0	44.7
Heterotrophic method	Chlorella vulgaris	0.15	23	35	[38]
	Chlorella protothecoides	3.1–3.9	—	2400	[39]
	Chlorella sorokiniana	1.48	23.3	—	[40]
Mixotrophic method	Chlorella vulgaris	0.25–0.26	20.0–22.0	52.0–56.0
	Chlorella protothecoides	23.9	58.4	11,800	[37]
	Chlorella sorokiniana	0.58	—	29.0–56.0