ABSTRAKNannochloropsis sp. merupakan salah satu jenis mikroalga yang banyak
mengandung nutrisi. Dengan demikian Nannochloropsis sp. sebenarnya
mempunyai potensi yang besar dan menjanjikan sebagai sumber nutrisi pangan
dan bahan baku biomedis. Pada penelitian ini akan dilakukan teknik untuk
meningkatkan produksi biomassa mikroalga Nannochloropsis sp. dengan
pengaturan pencahayaan yaitu mencari Iμmax,opt dari beberapa inokulum dilanjutkan
dengan perlakuan alterasi pencahayaan. Kultivasi Nannochloropsis sp. dilakukan
dalam medium walne pada temperatur 29°C, tekanan operasi 1 atm, sumber
pencahayaan lampu 20W/12V/50Hz, dan konsentrasi CO2 5 %. Hasilnya
menunjukkan bahwa alterasi mampu meningkatkan kemampuan produksi
biomassa sampai 1.22 kali lipat lebih tinggi dibandingkan pencahayaan pada
intensitas tetap dengan jumlah inokulum yang sama serta masa kultivasi yang
lebih singkat (204 jam) dan energi untuk produksi biomassa (Ex) yang lebih
efisien (793,75 kJ/g). Selain itu, pada perlakuan alterasi juga didapatkan nilai ratarata
qco2 lebih besar 1.08 kali lipat (37,69 g/gsel.jam), nilai CTR (Carbon Transfer
Rate) lebih besar 2.03 kali lipat (25,55 g/L.jam) dan konsentrasi [HCO3-] lebih
besar 1.11 kali lipat (0.0245 M) dibanding pencahayaan pada intensitas tetap.
Mikroalga yang dikultivasi pada alterasi pencahayaan juga memiliki kadar lipid
lebih tinggi yaitu (39.6%). Pencahayaan yang kuat secara tidak langsung memang
dapat mempengaruhi akumulasi lemak jika dikombinasikan dengan tekanan lain
atau keberadaan CO2 berlebih.
ABSTRACTNannochloropsis sp. has a great potential and promising as a nutritional source offood and biomedical materials in consideration of it contain many nutrients. Onthe other hand, environmental factors affecting growth rates and gains in thecultivation of cells also have an impact on levels of lipids and oils and itscomposition in Nannochloropsis sp. One of the influential factors is lighting.Based on these facts, then on this study will be conducted a techniques to increasebiomass production of microalgae Nannochloropsis sp. by the lighting setting thatare tailored to the growth. Lighting arrangement is done by finding Iμmax,opt fromseveral inoculum followed by the alteration lighting treatment which is expectedcould reduce the self-shading effect that occurs in cultured microalgae in aphotobioreactor, in order to obtain optimal growth rate and increased the biomassproduction of Nannochloropsis sp. Alteration of lighting treatment on thecultivation of Nannochloropsis sp. in the walne medium on 29 °C temperatureoperating conditions, operating pressure of 1 atm, lighting sources20W/12V/50Hz, and 5% CO2 concentration was successful in increasing biomassproduction capability up to 1:22-fold higher than in continuous illumination withthe same amount of inoculum and a shorter cultivation period (204 hours) and forthe production of biomass energy (Ex) is more efficient (793748.66 J/g). Inaddition, the alteration treatment is also found CO2 fixation and cell activity foldhigher compared with continuous illumination at Iμmax,opt it with the same amountof inoculum. As shown by the average value of alterations qco2 and CTR on eachlightingfold larger 1:08 and 2:03 times as well as the concentration of [HCO3-]1:11-fold higher (0.0245 M). Microalgae are cultivated on the alteration oflighting also has a higher lipid content (39.6%) compared lipid levels incontinuous light. Strong lighting is able to indirectly affect the accumulation of fatwhen combined with other pressures, or the presence of excess CO2.