1. Spectral measurement method coupled with an optical model of microalgal cells to retrieve the cell concentration and mean diameter of culture samples in the context of culture monitoring
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Bellini, Sarah, Bendoula, Ryad, Le Floc'H, E., Carré, C, Roger, Jean-Michel, Information – Technologies – Analyse Environnementale – Procédés Agricoles (UMR ITAP), Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Université Montpellier 2 - Sciences et Techniques (UM2), and Irstea Publications, Migration
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[SDE] Environmental Sciences ,[SDE]Environmental Sciences - Abstract
International audience; This work presents a spectral measurement method coupled with an optical model of microalgal cells to retrieve the cell concentration and mean diameter of non diluted culture samples from a ballistic transmission measurement on the [400-750nm] spectral range. The AlgaSim simulation program was implemented to simulate the extinction cross sections of microalgal cells represented as spheres with concentric layers of different biological materials, and described by a set of physical and chemical parameters. The measurement system is composed of one integrating sphere specially designed to perform a sound measurement of the ballistic transmission, from which the spectral extinction coefficient of the sample algal suspension can be extracted. This study shows that from the measured extinction coefficient, by inverting AlgaSim simulation model, the concentration and mean diameter of two different monospecific microalgal cultures could be screened at different growth stages.
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- 2014