Bottom-illuminated orbital shaker for microalgae cultivation
Jakub Nedbal, Lu Gao, Klaus Suhling
Abstract
A bottom-illuminated orbital shaker designed for the cultivation of microalgae suspensions is described in this open-source hardware report. The instrument agitates and illuminates microalgae suspensions grown inside flasks. It was optimized for low production cost, simplicity, low power consumption, design flexibility, consistent, and controllable growth light intensity.
Topics & Concepts
Laboratory flaskShakerErlenmeyer flaskProcess engineeringChlorella vulgarisLight intensityPulp and paper industryEnvironmental scienceNanotechnologyBiological systemMaterials scienceOpticsChemistryEngineeringBiologyBotanyPhysicsChromatographyAlgaeAcousticsVibrationPhysical chemistryAlgal biology and biofuel production