Novel LED-Based Light Source for Cultivation of Phototrophic Organisms in a Stirred-Tank Bioreactor

Algae seem to be suited for regenerative energy applications due to their photosynthetic efficiency and high yield in biomass. This biomass can be used for the industrial production of biofuels . The challenge in this field is that only a few micro-algae species offer suitable high yields in the desired lipids. Both known and newly discovered algae have to be investigated with regard to their growth parameters. Therefore in this poster the conditions under which Tetraselmis sp. and Dunaliella tertiolecta provide high lipid yields for biofuel production were investigated.