Open AccessExperimental cultivation of Spirulina platensis using My An mineral water, Thua Thien Hue province
Author(s) -
Nguyet Thi Vu,
Kim Dinh Dang,
Chuyen Hong Nguyen,
Thang Tat Vu,
Ha Phuong Tran,
Cuong Pham,
Ton That Huu Dat,
Ngoc Phan Bich Hoang,
Thùy Nguyễn
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
vietnam journal of science and technology/science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2815-5874
pISSN - 2525-2518
DOI - 10.15625/2525-2518/55/5/9374
Subject(s) - spirulina (dietary supplement) , biomass (ecology) , mineral , hue , nutrient , chemistry , food science , environmental science , mineralogy , biology , agronomy , raw material , organic chemistry , artificial intelligence , computer science
Spirulina platensis was experimentally cultivated by semi-continuous method at 20m2 scale pilot to effectively use the available bicarbonate and minerals of the My An mineral water, Phu Vang district, Thua Thien Hue province, and reduce production cost. Analyses of My An water quality showed that this mineral water source was suitable to cultivate Spirulina Platensis after removing H2S. The average algal yield reached to 10gDW/m2.day. The obtained algal biomass contained high nutrient compositions and was a suitable source for functional food (68.32 % protein, 7.32 % lipids containing Omega-3 and Omega-6, and low heavy metal concentration). The obtained results indicated that the My An mineral water source was indeed a suitable water source for producing Spirulina platensis biomass as a functional food.