2.2. Microalgae cultivation in POME
The selection of strains which can grow and produce high quantities of lipids is a limitation in this phase. A study
investigated Chlorella vulgaris for lipid production in a wastewater treatment and found that culture achieved the
highest lipid content 42% of dry weight and average productivity was 147 mg/L/d [10]. Microalgae biomass
production in digested POME was investigated and showed the possibility to use up to 75% concentration of POME
to grow Chlorella sorokiniana C212 reached biomass productivity up to 97.14 ± 2.14 mg/L/d and lipid content
approximately 20% [11]. Based on the research estimation, 30% of lipid content from Chlorella vulgaris in dry
weight can be reachedby utilized POME [12]. A recent study showed Chlorella pyrenoidosa achieved the highest