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Cultivation of Chlorella Sp. Using Light Emitting Diode

발광다이오드를 이용한 클로렐라 배양 연구

  • Lee, Tae-Yoon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Bo-Ram (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Jea-Keun (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lim, Jun-Heok (Department of Environmental Engineering, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2011.08.24
  • Accepted : 2011.08.29
  • Published : 2011.08.31
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine optimum conditions for the cultivation of Chlorella sp. FC-21 using light emitting diodes (LEDs). Specific growth rate and cell concentration were measured for the reactors at the illuminations of different wavelengths of LEDs. Among various types of LEDs, red LEDs were the most effective light source, and also greatest increases of specific growth rate and cell concentrations were obtained when light intensity of red LEDs increased. The specific growth rate decreased when initial cell concentration increased due to the shading effect of each cell in the reactor. To determine beneficial effect of aeration to cell cultivation, micro-air bubbles were aerated at 0.35 vvm in the reactor at the illumination of red LEDs. Two and ten times greater specific growth rate and cell concentration were obtained when aeration was applied. From this study, we found that red LEDs with aeration were the most appropriate light source for the cultivation of Chlorella sp. FC-21.

본 연구는 담수미세조류의 일종인 클로렐라를 발광다이오드를 이용하여 효율적으로 배양하기 위한 조건을 찾기 위해 수행되었다. 클로렐라 배양에 최적인 파장을 찾기 위해 청색, 적색, 백색, 그리고 혼합광을 클로렐라가 포함된 반응기에 각각 조사하여 성장속도 및 셀농도를 측정하였다. 적색파장이 클로렐라의 성장에 가장 효율적이었으며, 광량이 증가할수록 성장속도 및 셀농도도 광량에 비례하여 가장 많이 증가하였다. 클로렐라의 초기 농도에 따른 성장속도는 초기 농도가 증가함에 따라 그림자 효과에 의해 감소하였다. 공기 공급에 따른 성장특성을 살펴보기 위해 반응기에 미세공기를 연속적으로 주입하였는데, 반응속도 및 셀농도는 공기를 주입하지 않은 경우에 비해 2배와 10배 증가함을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 클로렐라를 효과적으로 배양하기 위해서는 적색파장의 발광다이오드를 광원으로 사용하고 반응기에 공기를 연속적으로 주입하는 것이 효과적임을 알 수 있었다.

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