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Table 1 Water contact angle, glycerol contact angle, critical surface free energy and surface free energy of the surface the jute, cotton and positive charge yarn such as water contact angle, glycerol contact angle, critical surface free energy and surface free energy as raw and coated with microalgae cell

From: Improving biomass and carbohydrate production of microalgae in the rotating cultivation system on natural carriers

Carriers

Θ Water

Θ Glycerol

Equation

γC

γS

Biomass production (g/ m2)

Jute Raw

55.78

52.30

y = -0.0057x + 0.9742

150

150.92

-

Jute covered with Algae

81.29

70.81

y = -0.0206x + 1.6366

113.99

-136

66.74

Cotton Raw

0

70.83

y = 0.0781x − 4.6235

72.72

142.79

-

Cotton covered with Algae

48.42

68.78

y = -0.0347x + 2.8593

91.011

-124.49

44.41

positive charge yarn Raw

0

98.11

y = 0.1327x − 8.5526

72.79

214.09

-

positive charge yarn covered with Algae

64.39

76.90

y = 0.0289x − 1.6466

72.66

83.04

21.54