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Table 7 The content of nitrogen and phosphorus in various microalgae cultivation media

From: Nitrogen and phosphorus stress as a tool to induce lipid production in microalgae

Composition

Media recipe source

Basis of the media

Total nitrogen, as NO3-N g L− 1

Total phosphorus, as PO4-P g L− 1

 N:P

Number of studies (296 + 5 own)

ASW (seawater)

[119]

dH2O

0.004

0.0003

13:1

11

Chu-10

[113]

dH2O

0.007

0.004

1.7:1

3

f/2

[120]

dH2O

0.012

0.001

12:1

42

Conway

[121]

dH2O

0.014

0.004

3.5:1

7

PES

[122]

Seawater

0.0152

0.0013

11.7:1

12

L1

[123]

Seawater

0.016

0.0013

12:1

10

Walne

[124]

dH2O

0.016

0.0003

53:1

15

 F

[120]

dH2O

0.025

0.016

1.6:1

25

ASM-I

[114]

dH2O

0.028

0.227

0.12:1

39

BBM

[115, 116]

dH2O

0.041

0.052

0.79:1

22

Chu-13

[117]

dH2O

0.055

0.014

3.9:1

13

3N BBM

[116]

dH2O

0.124

0.052

2.4:1

14

 N-8

[125]

dH2O

0.139

0.227

0.61:1

3

 N 11

[34]

dH2O

0.139

0.019

7.3:1

5

BG-11

[118]

dH2O

0.247

0.007

35.3:1

66

Zarrouk

[126]

dH2O

0.412

0.089

4.6:1

7

Spirulina

[127]

dH2O

0.412

0.089

4.6:1

1

M-8

[128]

dH2O

0.417

0.227

1.8:1

1