Research Article

Feasibility of Marine Microalgae Immobilization in Alginate Bead for Marine Water Treatment: Bead Stability, Cell Growth, and Ammonia Removal

Table 2

The stability of microalgae immobilized bead and percentage of cell leakage.

Initial bead size (mm)Initial bead size (mm)Bead changes (%)Total immobilized cell (100 ml)Total cell leached (300 ml)Cell leakage (%)
MeanSDMeanSDMeanSDMeanSD

2.4 × 1091.3 × 1085.2 × 1061.1 × 106