Issue
Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Vol.15, No.4, 449-450, 1998
Isolation of a New Highly CO2 Tolerant Fresh Water Microalga Chlorella sp. KR-1
A fresh water microalga, which has tolerance to high concentrations of CO2, was isolated. The KR-1 strain was identified as a genus Chlorella. Though Chlorella KR-1 showed maximum growth at 10% (v/v) CO2, the strain showed a good growth rate up to 50% (v/v) CO2. The results indicated the feasibility of the KR-1 strain for massive cultivation using condensed stack gases.
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