J. M. Fernández Sevilla

TL;DR: An isolate of Isochrysis galbana rich in eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acids (DHA) has been grown as a chemostat culture at 20° C and pH 8.00 controlled by CO2 injection, with decrease in EPA content and increase in biomass concentration.

TL;DR: The maximum biomass and EPA volumetric yields obtained in this work are comparable with those reported for commercial photoautotrophic monoculture of large quantities of P. tricornutum in closed continuous‐run tubular loop bioreactors with tubes that are typically less than 0.08 m in diameter.

TL;DR: Implementation of this methodology in outdoor photobioreactors can increase productivity by 15% and reduce the cost of producing biomass by >6% and application of effective control techniques, such as model‐based predictive control (MPC), must be considered when developing these processes.

TL;DR: In both photobioreactors, biomass night losses strongly decreased when the photoinhibition effect was pronounced, however, net biomass productivity also decreased due to lower biomass generation during the day.

TL;DR: An outdoor tubular photobioreactor, based on an external-loop airlift, has been used to cultivate the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum UTEX 640, rich in icosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and a 21-mgl−1 day−1 net EPA generation rate was obtained at the linear growth phase.