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The study aims to investigate the effects of silver and titanium-oxide nanoparticles on Chlorella minutissima growth and to determine biodiesel production potential of the cultivated microalgae. In this context, C. minutissima were exposed to different concentrations of (5, 10, 25 and 50 mg/L) metallic nanoparticles. The specific growth rate and death rate of microalgae cultures exposed to different concentrations of nanoparticles were calculated and biochemical characterization of microalgae and reactive oxygen analysis were conducted. The experimental results have demonstrated that, inhibition of the microalgal growth increased with increasing concentrations of both nanoparticles. It was found that toxicity on C. minutissima by metallic nanoparticles increased concentration-dependently, and TiO2 nanoparticles were found more toxic than Ag nanoparticles for Chlorella minutissima. On the other hand, up to a certain concentration, lipid composition of microalgal cells were affected in positive way in comparison with the control group. Therefore, it can be suggested that, these nanoparticles may be utilized for increasing the lipid content of microalgae.
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This work was supported by the Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit (Project number: FBA-2017-3069). Anıl Tevfik Koçer received financial support from The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK-BIDEB 2211 National Scholarship Programme for Ph.D. Students) and 100/2000 The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) Doctorate Scholarship Programme. Also the authors acknowledges Inframat Advanced Materials for providing SEM and TEM images.
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This work was supported by the Yıldız Technical University Scientific Research Project Coordination Unit. (Project number: FBA-2017-3069).
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Öztay, D., İnan, B., Koçer, A.T. et al. Effect of metallic nanoparticles on microalgal growth and lipid accumulation for biodiesel production. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 40, 103–114 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43153-022-00232-8
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