Tests of media with vinasse for Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for possible reduction in vinasse pollution

In this work the effects of vinasse at various concentrations (1, 2.5, 5, 10 and 25%) on some growth parameters of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii have been investigated. It was seen that it causes increments in both the content of photosynthetic pigments and the cell number of this species at low concentrations (1-5%), but decreases the cell number significantly at higher concentrations (above 10%) compared with a standard medium. In the light of these findings, it is speculated whether using vinasse for algal growth and thus decreasing its polluting effect is useful or not.