Global dynamics of a cell quota-based model of light-dependent algae growth in a chemostat

Ebraheem O. Alzahrani, M. M. El-Dessoky, Prashant Dogra

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Abstract

A chemostat is a widely used laboratory and industrial scale equipment for continuous culture of microalgae and other microorganisms under controlled conditions. Being a photosynthetic organism, light and other nutrients are growth limiting for all microalgal species, and thus optimization of external conditions is necessary to maximize algae harvest at a commercial scale. In this study, we mechanistically formulate a cell quota-based, light-dependent model of algae growth in a chemostat and study various mathematical properties of the model, in addition to exploration of the parameter space for obtaining guidelines on biomass growth optimization.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number105295
JournalCommunications in Nonlinear Science and Numerical Simulation
Volume90
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2020

Keywords

  • Algae
  • Cell quota
  • Chemostat
  • Droop
  • Mathematical model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Numerical Analysis
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Applied Mathematics

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