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US 2013/0171702 A1Published application
Method for culturing mixotrophic unicellular algae in the presence of a discontinuous supply of light in the form of flashes
AssigneeFermentalg
InventorPierre Calleja
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Abstract
A novel method for culturing mixotrophic single-cell algae makes it possible to enrich the lipid content of these algae, the enrichment being induced by a variable or discontinuous provision of light, in particular in the form of flashes.
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Method for culturing unicellular algae cultured in mixotrophic mode, characterized in that said algae are cultured in darkness with a supply of light that is discontinuous or variable over time, the intensity of which in micromoles of photons varies with an amplitude greater than or equal to 10 μmol. m−2. s−1 at a rate of several times per hour.
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