The Effect of pH on Contamination Reduction and Metabolite Contents in Mass Cultures of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis Gomont)

Mufidatun, Anita and Koerniawan, Mochamad D. and Siregar, Ulfah J. and Suwanti, Lucia T. and Budiman, Arief and Suyono, Eko A. (2023) The Effect of pH on Contamination Reduction and Metabolite Contents in Mass Cultures of Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis Gomont). International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, 13 (1). 84 -90. ISSN 20885334

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Abstract

The microalgae Spirulina (Arthrospira platensis Gomont) is already cultured commercially using open ponds. The obstacle to mass cultivation of Spirulina is maintaining the monoculture without any contamination that can affect biomass products and their metabolites. The tolerance of Spirulina to environmental changes, such as changes in pH conditions, can be used as a method to overcome contamination in Spirulina mass cultivation. The growth contaminant can be avoided or controlled by giving mechanical stress by modifying the pH to alkaline levels. The efficient use of cost-effective materials in mass cultivation prevents contamination and maintains Spirulina's productivity. This study investigated the optimal pH parameters of 7–11 for 10 days. Cell density and dry biomass were measured daily using a hemocytometer and filter paper Whatman. The growth rate of contaminant microorganisms was carried out every five days along ten days of cultivation using the Total Plate Count (TPC) method. Using pH 9 effectively

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 2; All Open Access, Hybrid Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Contamination; mass cultivation; Arthrospira platensis Gomont; pH.
Subjects: Biology
Divisions: Faculty of Biology > Doctoral Program in Biology
Depositing User: Rusna Nur Aini Aini
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2024 04:18
Last Modified: 29 Nov 2024 04:18
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/9655

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