Journal of Agricultural Machinery
with the collaboration of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME)

Quantum Health Accelerator®: A Novel Choice for Enhanced Growth of Microalgae; Arthrospira platensis and Chlorella vulgaris

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Document Type : Research Article- En

Authors

A. A. Mohaddes 1
M. A. Saatchi 1
M. Afshari-Chamanabadi 1
S. Saatchi 1
E. Masoudi 1
A. Mansouri Daneshvar 1
S. Malekzadeh-Shafaroudi 2

1 American Quantum Food Supplements Trading L.L.C, License No.1090645, Dubai, UAE

2 Department of Biotechnology and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

10.22067/jam.2026.97720.1476
Abstract
Microalgae are a salient source of oxygen and food for the living world. Every factor that could improve the growth rate and production of these valuable organisms could be a potential approach to achieving sustainability for humans. Microalgae such as Chlorella and Arthrospira (Spirulina) act as efficient organisms in collecting sunlight energy and converting it into biomass and biochemical compounds. In this investigation, we aimed to evaluate the effects of water (Quantum Health Accelerator®-QHA) enriched with vital bio-quantum information/energy, referred to here as Energetic Water (EW), on biomass production, biochemical composition/content, and morphological characteristics of these two agriculturally significant microalgae. The tested accelerator (EW) was applied in BG11 and Zarrouk culture media for the abovementioned microalgae in different versions, made respectively by treated distilled water (EW), non-treated distilled water (Control), filtered energetic water (FEW), and autoclaved energetic water (AEW). Biomass production, biochemical composition/content, and also morphological characteristics of these two microalgae were regularly recorded. The results surprisingly revealed a significant morphological change, together with significant changes (mostly two or three times more than the control) in biomass, pigments, proteins, and cell volume, and simultaneously a higher specific growth rate (P < 0.05) after applying the quantum accelerator, and demonstrated that the real effect of this treatment is working and could be economically exploited in algae cultivation.

Keywords

Biomass
Bio-Quantum Enriched Water
Growth Rate
Microalgae
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Journal of Agricultural Machinery

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Available Online from 03 October 2026

  • Receive Date 05 May 2026
  • Revise Date 31 August 2026
  • Accept Date 31 August 2026
  • First Publish Date 03 October 2026

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