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Volume : II, Issue : XII, January - 2013 FORMULATION OF COST EFFECTIVE RICE MILL EFFLUENT MEDIUM FOR THE MASS PRODUCTION OF SINGLE CELL PROTEIN (SCP) AMALA.K AND N.RAMANATHAN Published By : Laxmi Book Publication Abstract : Spirulina is a photosynthetic, filamentous, non differentiated, multicellular
blue green microalga that grows naturally in warm climate. The microalgae Spirulina is
a source of protein, which is used as a protein supplement for humans, chicks and also in
aquaculture. Spirulina platensis culture was isolated from two different locations
namely Puducherry and Thiruvannamalai and designated as S3 and S4. The growth of
S3 and S4 strains was estimated in Zarrouk's medium under laboratory condition.
Various parameters like optical density, cell population and biomass was estimated. The
effect of temperature and pH was determined for these strains S3 and S4 and highest
biomass was observed at 30°C of pH 9.5. A new rice mill effluent (RME) medium was
formulated for mass production of Spirulina by supplemented with various nutrients
(NaNO3, KNO3, K2HPO4 and KH2PO4) and other cost-effective chemicals. This newly
formulated RME medium generates valuable growth of Spirulina platensis. It is locally
available, eco-friendly and cost effective medium. Keywords : Article : Cite This Article : AMALA.K AND N.RAMANATHAN, (2013). FORMULATION OF COST EFFECTIVE RICE MILL EFFLUENT MEDIUM FOR THE MASS PRODUCTION OF SINGLE CELL PROTEIN (SCP). Indian Streams Research Journal, Vol. II, Issue. XII, http://oldisrj.lbp.world/UploadedData/1915.pdf References : - Ciferri. O. 1983. Spirulina the edible microorganism. Microbiol Rev, 47: 551- 578.
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