Determining inorganic and organic nitrogen

Jaana Koistinen, Mervi Sjöblom, Kristian Spilling

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Abstract

Nitrogen (N) is one of the key nutrients for algal growth and is an integral part of many cellular components, for example in proteins. Being able to determine the inorganic and organic pools of N is consequently critical for algal cultivation. In this chapter we present the methods we use for determining dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN), dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and particulate organic nitrogen (PON). The methods presented here for DIN rely on colorimetric methods and those of DON and PON on filtration and high temperature catalytic oxidation.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiofuels from Algae : Methods and Protocols
EditorsKristian Spilling
Number of pages10
Volume1980
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherHumana press
Publication date2020
Pages71-80
ISBN (Print)978-1-4939-9415-1
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4939-9416-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
MoE publication typeA3 Book chapter

Publication series

NameMethods in Molecular Biology
ISSN (Electronic)1940-6029

Bibliographical note

Correction:
Methods in Molecular Biology
Volume1980
Page 243-243
Article Number107968
DOI 10.1007/7651_2019_252
Published 2020

Fields of Science

  • 116 Chemical sciences

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