Heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris using saline waste water from the demineralization of cheese whey.

Although the optimized cultivation of freshwater microalgae on alternative medium based on SWW resulted in biomass productivities lower than those on DM, the required addition of N sources was also lower. Potentially lower production costs of Chlorella biomass and the meaningful use of SWW are the main outcomes of this work.