Evaluation of the Effect of Growth Factors on Chlorophylls a and b Production from Microalgae

Our project evaluates how growth factor control affects the production of biotechnologically-relevant secondary metabolites such as chlorophyll from microalgae such as Chlorella sorokiniana and Haematococcus pluvialis at different scales. We have focused on establishing an analytical method to quantify chlorophylls in microalgae. Some emerging technologies for advancement in this are the modeling and optimization of processes using computational technique.

However, in order to carry them out, it is necessary to obtain experimental information on the processes. The growth factors evaluated in Chlorella sorokiniana that have the greatest effect on chlorophyll production are the light color and the carbon dioxide supply flow. The changing light intensity does not significantly influence the production of this metabolite.

The findings in this field of study can be advanced by implementing growth factors that induce microalgae to increase the production of secondary metabolites in conjunction with rapid, simple, and reliable analysis techniques. Our work provide those with guidelines to investigate and understand the biochemical and the energetic processes carried out by microalgae with different substrates, evaluating the effect of environmental variables to optimize the production of your mass and cellular compounds for various applications.