Biochemical Characteristics of Single Cell Algae and Creation of Environment for Growing Their Culture

Abstract

In order to isolate algae from its natural environment, it is necessary to pay attention to its physical and chemical habitat. Physicochemical properties of microalgae can be affected by factors such as growth rate, environmental conditions, and life activity. Microalgae growth and chemical composition are largely controlled by light intensity and quality, temperature, carbon dioxide, pH, day length, and nutrients. This is supplemented with defined amounts of major nutrients (eg nitrogen and phosphorus), micronutrients (eg copper, zinc, cobalt, manganese, molybdenum, iron, selenium) and vitamins (ie B12, thiamin and biotin). . In general, cultivated algae are adapted to very low light intensities and a very wide temperature range.