Authors: Maja Berden-Zrimec, Domen Lazar, Domen Trontelj, Elli Maria Barampouti, Sofia Mai, Dimitrios Malamis, Robert Reinhardt

This study demonstrates that crude microalgal extracts containing carbonic anhydrase (CA) can enhance inorganic carbon utilization in algal cultivation. CA-containing extracts prepared from Scenedesmus-dominated biomass were shown to increase specific growth rates of Chlorella sorokiniana by 21–82% in digestate-based media. Results suggest that these low-cost extracts offer a simple strategy for improving biomass productivity in waste-integrated algal production systems.

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