Abstract
Flocculation harvesting of the fucoxanthin-rich marine microalga Isochrysis galbana has received little attention. Therefore, we attempted to screen for an optimal chemical flocculant and optimize flocculation conditions from five chemical flocculants—ferric chloride (FC), aluminum sulfate (AS), polyaluminum chloride (PAC), aluminum potassium sulfate (APS), and zinc sulfate (ZS)—for effective flocculation of I. galbana. The growth rate, photosynthetic performance, and fucoxanthin content were determined in re-suspended flocculated algal cells and in the flocculation supernatant cultured algal cells. The results showed that high growth rate and fucoxanthin accumulation were observed when FC was used as the flocculant in I. galbana cultures, which indicated that FC may cause less harm to I. galbana than the other aluminum-based flocculants. Furthermore, satisfactory flocculation efficiency was also observed when FC was used to flocculate I. galbana, and the FC dosage was less than that required for flocculation of I. galbana using PAC, APS, and AS. Thus, we selected FC as the optimal flocculant for harvesting I. galbana based on its flocculation efficiency together with algal physiological performance, growth rate, and fucoxanthin content.
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