Biomass of Spirulina maxima enriched by biosorption process as a new feed supplement for swine

Optimization of Biomass Production of Spirulina maxima

Spirulina maxima is known to be useful to man in virtually all aspects of life including health, food and cosmetics. In the present study, we set out to investigate how a combination of a set of parameters, namely temperature, light intensity, pH and agitation, affect maximum production of biomass, chlorophyll a and protein. Through manipulating environmental condition of the algal growth, one ...

Spirulina as a livestock supplement and animal feed.

Spirulina (Athrospira sp.) is an edible microalga and a highly nutritious potential feed resource for many agriculturally important animal species. Research findings have associated Spirulina to improvements in animal growth, fertility, aesthetic and nutritional product quality. Spirulina intake has also been linked to an improvement in animal health and welfare. Its influence over animal devel...

Bioethanol Production by Carbohydrate-Enriched Biomass of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis

In the present study the potential of bioethanol production using carbohydrate-enriched biomass of the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis was studied. For the saccharification of the carbohydrate-enriched biomass, four acids (H2SO4, HNO3, HCl and H3PO4) were investigated. Each acid were used at four concentrations, 2.5 N, 1 N, 0.5 N and 0.25 N, and for each acid concentration the saccharifica...

Biosorption of Microelements by Spirulina: Towards Technology of Mineral Feed Supplements

Surface characterization and metal ion adsorption properties of Spirulina sp. and Spirulina maxima were verified by various instrumental techniques. FTIR spectroscopy and potentiometric titration were used for qualitative and quantitative determination of metal ion-binding groups. Comparative FTIR spectra of natural and Cu(II)-treated biomass proved involvement of both phosphoryl and sulfone gr...

Radionuclide Biomass Biosorption by Bacterial