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Tropical marine Chlorella sp. PP1 as a source of photosynthetic pigments for dye-sensitized solar cells
Nurachman Z.a, H H.a, Rahmaniyah W.R.a, Kurnia D.a, Hidayat R.a, Prijamboedi B.a, Suendo V.a, Ratnaningsih E.a, Panggabean L.M.G.b, Nurbaiti S.a
a Biochemistry Division, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
b Research Center for Oceanography, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Ancol Timur, Jakarta, 14430, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2015 Elsevier B.V..To understand the potential for cultivating tropical marine Chlorella sp. PP1 to produce photosynthetic pigments, particularly β-carotene (β-Car), we investigated the growth characteristics and pigment properties of Chlorella sp. PP1 under three different irradiances and properties of solar cells sensitized by β-Car. Chlorella sp. PP1 cells that were cultured under fluorescent lamp irradiance (12:12-h photoperiods) showed better cell development and density. However, photoinhibition of cell growth was observed in the cells under both continuous fluorescent lamp irradiance and direct natural sunlight exposure. Photosynthetic pigments of Chlorella sp. PP1 were identified as chlorophylls and carotenoids, and carotenoids were produced more dominantly under light stress conditions. The solar cells that only used β-Car adsorbed by a nanocrystalline TiO2 film electrode exhibited photovoltaic effects, indicating that β-Car was capable of performing as an antenna of the solar cells.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Carotenoids,Chlorella sp.,Chlorophylls,Dye-sensitized solar cell,Light-stress culture,Photosynthetic pigment[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Funding was provided by the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Republic of Indonesia through the Program of Masterplan Percepatan dan Perluasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Indonesia (MP3EI) to ZN, the Institut Teknologi Bandung for the Kelompok Keahlian Research Program (Riset KK ITB 2013) to SN, as well as the Program of Beasiswa Unggulan to HH and WRR. We thank Mr. Tubagus Andhika Nugraha and Mr. Dominic Sheehan for critical reading of this manuscript.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2015.04.009[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]