Abstract
Frequent microzooplankton contamination such as rotifers in Chlorella mass culture often causes devastating effects on biomass production. In this study, five surfactants were used to control contamination by a rotifer, Brachionus calyciflorus, in Chlorella pyrenoidosa XQ-20044 cultures. Laboratory results showed that the minimal effective concentrations of surfactants for complete control of B. calyciflorus were 7.5, 10, 10, 10, and 15 mg L−1 for primary alcohol ethoxylate, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate, sodium alcohol ether sulfate, coconut diethanolamide, and sodium dodecyl sulfate, respectively. However, only 10 mg L−1 sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate and 7.5–10 mg L−1 primary alcohol ethoxylate had no negative effects on algal growth. Moreover, in a 5 m2 open raceway pond, 10 mg L−1 sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate ensured swift and total elimination of rotifers, while the final dry weight of the algae reached >0.74 g L−1 whereas the cost of using sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate was only $ 0.014. The results of this study indicated that sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate approach is fast-acting, highly effective, and a low-cost treatment. Therefore, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate has great potential for biological contamination control in microalgae mass culture without a negative impact on algal growth.
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