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Antolín Puebla B, Vega Alegre M, Bolado Rodríguez S, García Encina PA. Microalgae: A Biological Tool for Removal and Recovery of Potentially Toxic Elements in Wastewater Treatment Photobioreactors. ADVANCES IN BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING/BIOTECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39190203 DOI: 10.1007/10_2024_262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/28/2024]
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Potentially toxic elements (PTE) pollution in water bodies is an emerging problem in recent decades due to uncontrolled discharges from human activities. Copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, and uranium are considered potentially toxic and carcinogenic elements that threaten human health. Microalgae-based technologies for the wastewater treatment have gained importance in recent years due to their biomass high growth rates and effectiveness. Also, these microalgae-bacteria systems are cost-effective and environmentally friendly, utilize sunlight and CO2, and simultaneously address multiple environmental challenges, such as carbon mitigation, bioremediation, and generation of valuable biomass useful for biofuel production. Additionally, microalgae possess a diverse array of extracellular and intracellular mechanisms that enable them to remove and mitigate the toxicity of PTE present in wastewater. Therefore, photobioreactors are promising candidates for practical applications in bioremediation of wastewater containing toxic elements. Despite the increasing amount of research in this field in recent years, most studies are conducted in laboratory scale and there is a scarcity of large-scale studies under real and variable environmental conditions. Besides, the limited understanding of the multiple mechanisms controlling PTE biosorption in wastewater containing high organic matter loads and potentially toxic elements requires further studies. This chapter provides a schematic representation of the mechanisms and factors involved in the remediation of potentially toxic elements by microalgae, as well as the main results obtained in recent years.
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- Beatriz Antolín Puebla
- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.
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- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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- Institute of Sustainable Processes, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Environmental Technology, School of Industrial Engineering, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Li Y, Barati B, Li J, Verhoestraete E, Rousseau DPL, Van Hulle SWH. Lab-scale evaluation of Microalgal-Bacterial granular sludge as a sustainable alternative for brewery wastewater treatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 411:131331. [PMID: 39181512 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Revised: 08/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Microalgal-bacterial granular sludge (MBGS) could offer a sustainable alternative to traditional aerobic methods in brewery wastewater (BWW) treatment. This study compared MBGS with conventional activated sludge (AS) in treating real BWW and highlighted its advantages and challenges. MBGS achieved comparable chemical oxygen demand removal efficiency (93%) compared to AS (89%). Additionally, MBGS exhibited higher phosphate removal capabilities than AS. Extra nitrogen was added to influent to balance C/N ratio of BWW. MBGS was robust in handling C/N ratio fluctuations with an 82% total nitrogen removal efficiency. Metagenomic analysis further indicated that most of the genes involved in carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus metabolism were up-regulated in MBGS compared to AS. Despite changes in the microbial community and settling ability due to high starch and sugar content in BWW, MBGS demonstrated high efficiency and sustainability. Further research should optimize MBGS operation strategies to fully realize its potential for sustainable BWW treatment.
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- Yanyao Li
- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, Songhu Road 2005, 200438 Shanghai, China
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; Centre for Advanced Process Technology and Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), Frieda Saeysstraat, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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- LIWET, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University Campus Kortrijk, Sint-Martens-Latemlaan 2B, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium; Centre for Advanced Process Technology and Urban Resource Recovery (CAPTURE), Frieda Saeysstraat, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
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Ma Y, Li P, Zhang Y, Guo X, Song Y, Yake Zhang, Guo Q, Li H, Wang Y, Wan J. Characteristics and performance of algal-bacterial granular sludge in photo-sequencing batch reactors under various substrate loading rates. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 368:122216. [PMID: 39153323 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 08/12/2024] [Indexed: 08/19/2024]
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The algae-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS) technology has garnered significant attention due to its remarkable attributes of low carbon emissions. To investigate the performance of the ABGS system under various substrate loading rates, the parallel photo-sequencing batch reactors (P1 and P2) were set up. The results indicated that chlorophyll-a content and extracellular polymeric substance content were measured at 10.7 ± 0.3 mg/L and 61.4 ± 0.7 mg/g SS in P1 under relatively low substrate loading rate (0.9 kg COD/m3/d and 0.09 kg N/m3/d). Moreover, kinetic study revealed that the maximal specific P uptake rate for P1 reached 0.21 mg P/g SS/h under light conditions, and it achieved 0.078 mg P/g SS/h under dark conditions, highlighting the significant role on phosphorus removal played by algae in the ABGS system. The microbial analysis and scanning electron microscopy confirmed that filamentous algae predominantly colonize the surface in P1, whereas spherical bacteria dominate the surface of granular sludge in P2. Additionally, a diverse array of microorganisms including bacteria, algae, and metazoa such as Rotifers and Nematodes were observed in both systems, providing evidence for the establishment of a symbiotic system. This study not only confirmed the ability of ABGS for efficient N and P removal under different substrate loading conditions but also highlighted its potential to enhance the ecological diversity of the reaction system.
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- Yifei Ma
- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China; Henan International Joint Laboratory of Environment and Resources, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, PR China.
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Trentini AG, Salvio UD, Sánchez Novoa JG, Groppa MD, Navarro Llorens JM, Marconi PL. Obtaining more contaminant-resistant variants from a native Chlorella vulgaris strain. Rev Argent Microbiol 2024:S0325-7541(24)00081-6. [PMID: 39089979 DOI: 10.1016/j.ram.2024.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/04/2024] Open
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Cildáñez stream (in Matanza-Riachuelo basin, Buenos Aires) is one of the most polluted watercourses of Argentina, containing a mixed contamination from agricultural and industrial wastes. The application of water bioremediation processes for this kind of effluent will require microorganisms with a high tolerance to contamination. In this sense, obtaining higher contaminant-resistant microalgae lines is widely desired. In this study, adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) and random mutagenesis were used to obtain Chlorella vulgaris LMPA-40 strains adapted to grow in polluted water from the Cildáñez stream. The ALE process was performed by 22 successive subcultures under selective pressure (Cildáñez wastewater alone or with the addition of phenol or H2O2) while random mutagenesis was performed with UV-C radiation at 275nm. Not all the cell lines obtained after ALE could adapt enough to overcome the stress caused by the Cildáñez wastewater, indicating that the process is quite random and depends on the stressor used. The best results were obtained for the Cildáñez wastewater adapted cells (Cild 3 strain) that were more resistant than the original strain. The concentration of protein, Chlorophyll A, Chlorophyll B, and carotenoids in the Cild 3 ALE evolved strain was higher than that of the control strain. However, this strain exhibited half of the lipid content compared to the same control strain. Interestingly, these alterations and the acquired tolerance may be reversed over time during storage. These findings suggest that the acquisition of novel cell lines could not be permanent, a fact that must be considered for future trials.
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- Andrea G Trentini
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Medio Ambiente, CEBBAD-CONICET, Universidad Maimónides, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Medio Ambiente, CEBBAD-CONICET, Universidad Maimónides, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Medio Ambiente, CEBBAD-CONICET, Universidad Maimónides, Argentina
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- IQUIFIB-CONICET, FFyB, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Metabolic Engineering Group, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología y Medio Ambiente, CEBBAD-CONICET, Universidad Maimónides, Argentina.
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Lian X, Wang Z, Liu Z, Xiong Z, Dai H, Yang L, Liu Y, Yang J, Geng Y, Hu M, Shao P, Luo X. A new microalgal negative carbon technology for landfill leachate treatment: Simultaneous removal of nitrogen and phosphorus. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 948:174779. [PMID: 39009161 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/12/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
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Replete with ammonia nitrogen and organic pollutants, landfill leachate typically undergoes treatment employing expensive and carbon-intensive integrated techniques. We propose a novel microalgae technology for efficient, low-carbon simultaneous treatment of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in landfill leachate (LL). The microbial composition comprises a mixed microalgae culture with Chlorella accounting for 82.58%. After seven days, the process with an N/P ratio of approximately 14:1 removed 98.81% of NH4+-N, 88.62 % of TN, and 99.55% of TP. Notably, the concentrations of NH4+-N and TP met the discharge standards, while the removal rate of NH4+-N was nearly three times higher than previously reported in relevant studies. The microalgae achieved a removal efficiency of 64.27% for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and 99.26% for Inorganic Carbon (IC) under mixotrophic cultivation, yielding a biomass of 1.18 g/L. The treatment process employed in this study results in a carbon emissions equivalent of -8.25 kgCO2/kgNremoved, representing a reduction of 33.56 kgCO2 compared to the 2AO + MBR process. In addition, shake flask experiments were conducted to evaluate the biodegradability of leachate after microalgae treatment. After microalgae treatment, the TOCB (Biodegradable Total Organic Carbon)/TOC ratio decreased from 56.54% to 27.71%, with no significant improvement in biodegradability. It establishes a fundamental foundation for further applied research in microalgae treatment of leachate.
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- Xiaoyan Lian
- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Guangdong, Shenzhen 518055, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Jiangxi Province for Persistent Pollutants Control and Resources Recycle, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang 330063, PR China; School of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an 343009, PR China
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Sarpal AS, Teixeira CMLL, Costa ICR. Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in wastewater: biodiesel potential and wastewater remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:48795-48810. [PMID: 38990262 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34231-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
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The present investigation has evaluated the use of effluents from a secondary municipal wastewater treatment plant for biomass production and potential of the biomass for biodiesel production. Cultivations of Chlorella vulgaris using wastewater, wastewater with supplementation, and WC medium were carried out. Effect of wastewater collected in different months on biomass productivity (BP) and lipid composition was studied. Methods based on NMR and GC-MS techniques were applied for determining the composition of the lipids and their fatty acid profile including poly unsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Lipids extracted are comprised of both neutral (tri acyl glycerides, TAG; free fatty acids, FFA) and polar (glyco glycero/phospho) lipids. The TAG content of the extracted lipids was determined in the range of 22.5-41.3% w/w. The NMR and GC-MS compositional results of microalgal lipids of biomasses cultivated in wastewater without nutrient supplementation, collected in different months, showed potential for biodiesel production. The fatty acid profiles of neutral and polar lipids, which are mainly comprised of saturated and unsaturated long alkyl chain (C16-C22) fatty acids, are potential sources for the biodiesel and food industry. The concentration of nitrates (45-78 mg L-1) in wastewater without supplementation, collected in different months, was found to be optimum to enable cultivation of biomasses with reasonably good BP of 21.5-28.1 mg L-1 day-1. Similar results have been obtained in the present work as well as reported in the literature in the case of WC medium (nitrate, 69 mg L-1) with BP of 25.5-28.2 mg L-1 day-1, thus highlighted the significance of the presented work.
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- Amarjit S Sarpal
- Instituto Nacional de Metrologia, Qualidade E Tecnologia-INMETRO, Avenida Nossa Senhora das Gracas 50Duque de ́Caxias, Xerem, RJ, Brazil.
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., R&D Center, Fariadabad, Haryana, 121006, India.
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia de M, icroalgas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Av Venezuela, 82, Sala 716, Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia de M, icroalgas, Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia, Av Venezuela, 82, Sala 716, Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Velásquez-Orta SB, Yáñez-Noguez I, Ramírez IM, Ledesma MTO. Pilot-scale microalgae cultivation and wastewater treatment using high-rate ponds: a meta-analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:46994-47021. [PMID: 38985422 PMCID: PMC11297075 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34000-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 06/11/2024] [Indexed: 07/11/2024]
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Microalgae cultivation in wastewater has been widely researched under laboratory conditions as per its potential to couple treatment with biomass production. Currently, only a limited number of published articles consider outdoor and long-term microalgae-bacteria cultivations in real wastewater environmental systems. The scope of this work is to describe microalgal cultivation steps towards high-rate algal pond (HRAP) scalability and identify key parameters that play a major role for biomass productivity under outdoor conditions and long-term cultivations. Reviewed pilot-scale HRAP literature is analysed using multivariate analysis to highlight key productivity parameters within environmental and operational factors. Wastewater treatment analysis indicated that HRAP can effectively remove 90% of NH4+, 70% of COD, and 50% of PO43-. Mean reference values of 210 W m-2 for irradiation, 18 °C for temperature, pH of 8.2, and HRT of 7.7 are derived from pilot-scale cultivations. Microalgae biomass productivity at a large scale is governed by solar radiation and NH4+ concentration, which are more important than retention time variations within investigated studies. Hence, selecting the correct type of location and a minimum of 70 mg L-1 of NH4+ in wastewater will have the greatest effect in microalgae productivity. A high nutrient wastewater content increases final biomass concentrations but not necessarily biomass productivity. Pilot-scale growth rates (~ 0.54 day-1) are half those observed in lab experiments, indicating a scaling-up bottleneck. Microalgae cultivation in wastewater enables a circular bioeconomy framework by unlocking microalgal biomass for the delivery of an array of products.
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- Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de México, Alcaldía Coyoacán, México
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- Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de México, Alcaldía Coyoacán, México
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- Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. Universidad 3000, C.P. 04510, Ciudad de México, Alcaldía Coyoacán, México
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Li J, Li T, Sun D, Guan Y, Zhang Z. Treatment of agricultural wastewater using microalgae: A review. ADVANCES IN APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY 2024; 128:41-82. [PMID: 39059843 DOI: 10.1016/bs.aambs.2024.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/28/2024]
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The rapid development of agriculture has led to a large amount of wastewater, which poses a great threat to environmental safety. Microalgae, with diverse species, nutritional modes and cellular status, can adapt well in agricultural wastewater and absorb nutrients and remove pollutants effectively. Besides, after treatment of agricultural wastewater, the accumulated biomass of microalgae has broad applications, such as fertilizer and animal feed. This paper reviewed the current progresses and further perspectives of microalgae-based agricultural wastewater treatment. The characteristics of agricultural wastewater have been firstly introduced; Then the microalgal strains, cultivation modes, cellular status, contaminant metabolism, cultivation systems and biomass applications of microalgae for wastewater treatment have been summarized; At last, the bottlenecks in the development of the microalgae treatment methods, as well as recommendations for optimizing the adaptability of microalgae to wastewater in terms of wastewater pretreatment, microalgae breeding, and microalgae-bacterial symbiosis systems were discussed. This review would provide references for the future developments of microalgae-based agricultural wastewater treatment.
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- Jiayi Li
- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China
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- College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China.
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- School of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Baoding, P.R. China; College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, P.R. China.
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Guadalupe JJ, Pazmiño‐Vela M, Pozo G, Vernaza W, Ochoa‐Herrera V, Torres MDL, Torres AF. Metagenomic analysis of microbial consortia native to the Amazon, Highlands, and Galapagos regions of Ecuador with potential for wastewater remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS 2024; 16:e13272. [PMID: 38692845 PMCID: PMC11062868 DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.13272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Native microbial consortia have been proposed for biological wastewater treatment, but their diversity and function remain poorly understood. This study investigated three native microalgae-bacteria consortia collected from the Amazon, Highlands, and Galapagos regions of Ecuador to assess their metagenomes and wastewater remediation potential. The consortia were evaluated for 12 days under light (LC) and continuous dark conditions (CDC) to measure their capacity for nutrient and organic matter removal from synthetic wastewater (SWW). Overall, all three consortia demonstrated higher nutrient removal efficiencies under LC than CDC, with the Amazon and Galapagos consortia outperforming the Highlands consortium in nutrient removal capabilities. Despite differences in α- and β-diversity, microbial species diversity within and between consortia did not directly correlate with their nutrient removal capabilities. However, all three consortia were enriched with core taxonomic groups associated with wastewater remediation activities. Our analyses further revealed higher abundances for nutrient removing microorganisms in the Amazon and Galapagos consortia compared with the Highland consortium. Finally, this study also uncovered the contribution of novel microbial groups that enhance wastewater bioremediation processes. These groups have not previously been reported as part of the core microbial groups commonly found in wastewater communities, thereby highlighting the potential of investigating microbial consortia isolated from ecosystems of megadiverse countries like Ecuador.
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- Juan José Guadalupe
- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y AmbientalesUniversidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Calle Diego de Robles y Avenida PampiteQuitoEcuador
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y AmbientalesUniversidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Calle Diego de Robles y Avenida PampiteQuitoEcuador
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y AmbientalesUniversidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Calle Diego de Robles y Avenida PampiteQuitoEcuador
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- Colegio de Ciencias e IngenieríaUniversidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Diego de Robles y Vía InteroceánicaQuitoEcuador
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- Colegio de Ciencias e IngenieríaUniversidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Diego de Robles y Vía InteroceánicaQuitoEcuador
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public HealthUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel HillNorth CarolinaUSA
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y AmbientalesUniversidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Calle Diego de Robles y Avenida PampiteQuitoEcuador
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Vegetal, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y AmbientalesUniversidad San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Calle Diego de Robles y Avenida PampiteQuitoEcuador
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Kumar A, Mishra S, Singh NK, Yadav M, Padhiyar H, Christian J, Kumar R. Ensuring carbon neutrality via algae-based wastewater treatment systems: Progress and future perspectives. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 360:121182. [PMID: 38772237 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/23/2024]
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The emergence of algal biorefineries has garnered considerable attention to researchers owing to their potential to ensure carbon neutrality via mitigation of atmospheric greenhouse gases. Algae-derived biofuels, characterized by their carbon-neutral nature, stand poised to play a pivotal role in advancing sustainable development initiatives aimed at enhancing environmental and societal well-being. In this context, algae-based wastewater treatment systems are greatly appreciated for their efficacy in nutrient removal and simultaneous bioenergy generation. These systems leverage the growth of algae species on wastewater nutrients-including carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus-alongside carbon dioxide, thus facilitating a multifaceted approach to pollution remediation. This review seeks to delve into the realization of carbon neutrality through algae-mediated wastewater treatment approaches. Through a comprehensive analysis, this review scrutinizes the trajectory of algae-based wastewater treatment via bibliometric analysis. It subsequently examines the case studies and empirical insights pertaining to algae cultivation, treatment performance analysis, cost and life cycle analyses, and the implementation of optimization methodologies rooted in artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms for algae-based wastewater treatment systems. By synthesizing these diverse perspectives, this study aims to offer valuable insights for the development of future engineering applications predicated on an in-depth understanding of carbon neutrality within the framework of circular economy paradigms.
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- Amit Kumar
- School of Hydrology and Water Resources, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Institute of Water Science and Technology, Hohai University, Nanjing China, 210098, China.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
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- Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limite, Bhubaneswar, India.
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- Environment Audit Cell, R. D. Gardi Educational Campus, Rajkot, Gujarat, India.
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- Jindal Global Business School (JGBS), O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, 131001, Haryana, India.
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Zhou L, Liang M, Zhang D, Niu X, Li K, Lin Z, Luo X, Huang Y. Recent advances in swine wastewater treatment technologies for resource recovery: A comprehensive review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 924:171557. [PMID: 38460704 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Swine wastewater (SW), characterized by highly complex organic and nutrient substances, poses serious impacts on aquatic environment and public health. Furthermore, SW harbors valuable resources that possess substantial economic potential. As such, SW treatment technologies place increased emphasis on resource recycling, while progressively advancing towards energy saving, sustainability, and circular economy principles. This review comprehensively encapsulates the state-of-the-art knowledge for treating SW, including conventional (i.e., constructed wetlands, air stripping and aerobic system) and resource-utilization-based (i.e., anaerobic digestion, membrane separation, anaerobic ammonium oxidation, microbial fuel cells, and microalgal-based system) technologies. Furthermore, this research also elaborates the key factors influencing the SW treatment performance, such as pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, hydraulic retention time and organic loading rate. The potentials for reutilizing energy, biomass and digestate produced during the SW treatment processes are also summarized. Moreover, the obstacles associated with full-scale implementation, long-term treatment, energy-efficient design, and nutrient recovery of various resource-utilization-based SW treatment technologies are emphasized. In addition, future research prospective, such as prioritization of process optimization, in-depth exploration of microbial mechanisms, enhancement of energy conversion efficiency, and integration of diverse technologies, are highlighted to expand engineering applications and establish a sustainable SW treatment system.
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- Lingling Zhou
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China; School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China; Sino-Singapore International Joint Research Institute, Guangzhou 510700, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Centre, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, PR China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, PR China
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Goswami RK, Mehariya S, Verma P. Sub-pilot scale sequential microalgal consortium-based cultivation for treatment of municipal wastewater and biomass production. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 348:123796. [PMID: 38518973 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 03/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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Municipal wastewater (MWW) was treated by a sequential pilot microalgal cultivation process. The cultivation was performed inside a specifically designed low-cost photobioreactor (PBR) system. A microalgal consortium 2:1 was developed using Tetraselmis indica (TS) and Picochlorum sp. (PC) in the first stage and PC:TS (2:1) in the second stage and the nutrient removal efficiency and biomass production and biomolecules production was evaluated and also compared with monoculture in a two-stage sequential cultivation system. This study also investigated the effect of seasonal variations on microalgae growth and MWW treatment. The results showed that mixed microalgal consortium (TS:PC) had higher nutrient removal efficiency, with chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphate (TP), and total nitrate (TN) removal efficiencies of 78.50, 84.49, and 84.20%, respectively, and produced a biomass of 2.50 g/L with lipid content of 37.36% in the first stage of cultivation under indoor conditions. In the second stage of indoor cultivation, the PC:TS consortium demonstrated maximum COD, TP, and TN removal efficiencies of 92.49, 94.24, and 94.16%, respectively. It also produced a biomass of 2.65 g/L with a lipid content of 40.67%. Among all the seasonal variations, mass flow analysis indicated that the combination of mixed consortium-based two-stage sequential process during the winter season favored maximum nutrient removal efficiency of TN i.e. 88.54% (84.12 mg/L) and TP i.e., 90.18% (43.29 mg/L), respectively. It also enhanced total biomass production of 49.10 g in 20-L medium, which includes lipid yield ∼15.68 g compared to monoculture i.e., 82.06% (78.70 mg/L) and 82.87% (40.26 mg/L) removal of TN and TP, respectively, and produced biomass 43.60 g with 11.90 g of lipids.
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- Rahul Kumar Goswami
- Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory (BPBEL), Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India
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- Algal Technology Program, Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, 2713, Qatar
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- Bioprocess and Bioenergy Laboratory (BPBEL), Department of Microbiology, Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
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Liu Y, Xue B, Liu H, Wang S, Su H. Rational construction of synthetic consortia: Key considerations and model-based methods for guiding the development of a novel biosynthesis platform. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 72:108348. [PMID: 38531490 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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The rapid development of synthetic biology has significantly improved the capabilities of mono-culture systems in converting different substrates into various value-added bio-chemicals through metabolic engineering. However, overexpression of biosynthetic pathways in recombinant strains can impose a heavy metabolic burden on the host, resulting in imbalanced energy distribution and negatively affecting both cell growth and biosynthesis capacity. Synthetic consortia, consisting of two or more microbial species or strains with complementary functions, have emerged as a promising and efficient platform to alleviate the metabolic burden and increase product yield. However, research on synthetic consortia is still in its infancy, with numerous challenges regarding the design and construction of stable synthetic consortia. This review provides a comprehensive comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of mono-culture systems and synthetic consortia. Key considerations for engineering synthetic consortia based on recent advances are summarized, and simulation and computational tools for guiding the advancement of synthetic consortia are discussed. Moreover, further development of more efficient and cost-effective synthetic consortia with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning is highlighted.
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- Yu Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People's Republic of China.
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Pereira ASADP, Silva TAD, Magalhães IB, Ferreira J, Braga MQ, Lorentz JF, Assemany PP, Couto EDAD, Calijuri ML. Biocompounds from wastewater-grown microalgae: a review of emerging cultivation and harvesting technologies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 920:170918. [PMID: 38354809 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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Microalgae biomass has attracted attention as a feedstock to produce biofuels, biofertilizers, and pigments. However, the high production cost associated with cultivation and separation stages is a challenge for the microalgae biotechnology application on a large scale. A promising approach to overcome the technical-economic limitations of microalgae production is using wastewater as a nutrient and water source for cultivation. This strategy reduces cultivation costs and contributes to valorizing sanitation resources. Therefore, this article presents a comprehensive literature review on the status of microalgae biomass cultivation in wastewater, focusing on production strategies and the accumulation of valuable compounds such as lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, fatty acids, and pigments. This review also covers emerging techniques for harvesting microalgae biomass cultivated in wastewater, discussing the advantages and limitations of the process, as well as pointing out the main research opportunities. The novelty of the study lies in providing a detailed analysis of state-of-the-art and potential advances in the cultivation and harvesting of microalgae, with a special focus on the use of wastewater and implementing innovative strategies to enhance productivity and the accumulation of compounds. In this context, the work aims to guide future research concerning emerging technologies in the field, emphasizing the importance of innovative approaches in cultivating and harvesting microalgae for advancing knowledge and practical applications in this area.
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- Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Civil Engineering, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Civil Engineering, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Civil Engineering, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Lavras, Department of Environmental Engineering, Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Viçosa, Department of Civil Engineering, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Ravi Kiran B, Singh P, Kuravi SD, Mohanty K, Venkata Mohan S. Modulating cultivation regimes of Messastrum gracile SVMIICT7 for biomass productivity integrated with resource recovery via hydrothermal liquefaction. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120458. [PMID: 38479286 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 12/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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The present study was designed to assess Messastrum gracile SVMIICT7 potential in treating dairy wastewater (autoclaved (ADWW) and raw (DWW)) with relation to nutrient removal, in-vivo Chl-a-based biomass, and bio-oil synthesis. Chlorophyll a fluorescence kinetics revealed improved photochemical efficiency (0.639, Fv/Fm) in M. gracile when grown with DWW. This may be owing to enhanced electron transport being mediated by an effective water-splitting complex at photosystem (PSII) of thylakoids. The increase in ABS/RC observed in DWW can be attributed to the elevated chlorophyll content and reduced light dissipation, as evident by higher values of ETo/RC and a decrease in non-photochemical quenching (NPQ). M. gracile inoculated in DWW had the highest Chl-a-biomass yield (1.8 g L-1) and biomolecules while maximum nutrient removal efficiency was observed in ADWW (83.7% TN and 60.07% TP). M. gracile exhibited substantial bio-oil yield of 29.6% and high calorific value of 37.19 MJ kg-1, predominantly composed of hydrocarbons along with nitrogen and oxygen cyclic compounds. This research offers a thorough investigation into wastewater treatment, illustrating the conversion of algal biomass into valuable energy sources and chemical intermediates within the framework of a biorefinery.
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- Boda Ravi Kiran
- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, India
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- Bioengineering and Environmental Science Lab, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, CSIR-Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (CSIR-IICT), Hyderabad, 500 007, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201002, India.
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Ali M, Aslam A, Qadeer A, Javied S, Nisar N, Hassan N, Hussain A, Ali B, Iqbal R, Chaudhary T, Alwahibi MS, Elshikh MS. Domestic wastewater treatment by Pistia stratiotes in constructed wetland. Sci Rep 2024; 14:7553. [PMID: 38555358 PMCID: PMC10981706 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57329-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/18/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024] Open
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The objective of the study was to evaluate the performance of Pistia stratiotes for treatment of domestic wastewater in a free surface water flow constructed wetland. The objective of the study was to evaluate contaminants removal efficiency of the constructed wetland vegetated with P. stratiotes in treatment of domestic wastewater against Hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 10, 20 and 30 days was investigated. This asks for newer and efficient low-cost nature-based water treatment system which along with cost takes into consideration the sustainability of the ecosystem. Five constructed wetland setups improved the wastewater quality and purify it significantly by reducing the TDS by 83%, TSS by 82%, BOD by 82%, COD by 81%, Chloride by 80%, Sulfate by 77%, NH3 by 84% and Total Oil and Grease by 74%. There was an increase in pH of about 11.9%. Color and odor of wastewater was also improved significantly and effectively. It was observed that 30 days' HRT was optimum for the treatment of domestic wastewater. The final effluent was found to be suitable as per national environmental quality standards and recycled for watering plants and crop irrigation but not for drinking purposes. The treatment in constructed wetland system was found to be economical, as the cost of construction only was involved and operational and maintenance cost very minimal. Even this research was conducted on the sole purpose of commuting the efficiency of pollutant removal in short span time.
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- Majid Ali
- Environmental Sciences Department, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Environmental Sciences Department, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76060, Pakistan
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- Environmental Sciences Department, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- English Department, University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan
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- Environmental Sciences Department, The University of Lahore, Lahore, 54000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, 64200, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan.
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- Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Godollo, 2100, Hungary.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. 2455, 11451, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Zhang XY, Li ZF, Gu HF, Han AQ, Han FX, Ou LJ. Significance of phosphate adsorbed on the cellular surface as a storage pool and its regulation in marine microalgae. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 195:106378. [PMID: 38266549 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 01/07/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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The increasing prevalence of phosphorus limitation in coastal waters has drawn attention to the bioavailability of cellular surface-adsorbed phosphorus (SP) as a reservoir of phosphorus in phytoplankton. This study examined the storage, utilization, and regulation of SP in the coastal waters of the East China Sea, as well as three cultivated algal bloom species (Skeletonema marinoi, Prorocentrum shikokuense, and Karenia mikimotoi) prevalent in the area. SP accounted for 14.3%-45.5% of particulate phosphorus in the field and laboratory species. After the depletion of external phosphate, the studied species can rapidly transport SP within 3-24 h. The storage of SP is regulated by both external phosphate conditions and the internal growth stage of cells, but it is not influenced by the various cellular surface structures of the studied species. This study highlights the significance of SP as a crucial phosphorus reservoir and the potential use of the SP level as an indicator of phosphorus deficiency in phytoplankton.
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- Xian-Yang Zhang
- Research Center of Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Research Center of Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Third Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, Xiamen, China
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- Analytical and Testing Center, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Research Center of Harmful Algae and Marine Biology, Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
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López-Patiño AM, Cárdenas-Orrego A, Torres AF, Navarrete D, Champagne P, Ochoa-Herrera V. Native microalgal-bacterial consortia from the Ecuadorian Amazon region: an alternative to domestic wastewater treatment. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2024; 12:1338547. [PMID: 38468686 PMCID: PMC10925762 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2024.1338547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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In low-middle income countries (LMIC), wastewater treatment using native microalgal-bacterial consortia has emerged as a cost-effective and technologically-accessible remediation strategy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of six microalgal-bacterial consortia (MBC) from the Ecuadorian Amazon in removing organic matter and nutrients from non-sterilized domestic wastewater (NSWW) and sterilized domestic wastewater (SWW) samples. Microalgal-bacterial consortia growth, in NSWW was, on average, six times higher than in SWW. Removal rates (RR) for NH4 +- N and PO4 3--P were also higher in NSWW, averaging 8.04 ± 1.07 and 6.27 ± 0.66 mg L-1 d-1, respectively. However, the RR for NO3 - -N did not significantly differ between SWW and NSWW, and the RR for soluble COD slightly decreased under non-sterilized conditions (NSWW). Our results also show that NSWW and SWW samples were statistically different with respect to their nutrient concentration (NH4 +-N and PO4 3--P), organic matter content (total and soluble COD and BOD5), and physical-chemical parameters (pH, T, and EC). The enhanced growth performance of MBC in NSWW can be plausibly attributed to differences in nutrient and organic matter composition between NSWW and SWW. Additionally, a potential synergy between the autochthonous consortia present in NSWW and the native microalgal-bacterial consortia may contribute to this efficiency, contrasting with SWW where no active autochthonous consortia were observed. Finally, we also show that MBC from different localities exhibit clear differences in their ability to remove organic matter and nutrients from NSWW and SWW. Future research should focus on elucidating the taxonomic and functional profiles of microbial communities within the consortia, paving the way for a more comprehensive understanding of their potential applications in sustainable wastewater management.
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- Amanda M. López-Patiño
- Colegio de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Microbiología, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Colegio de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
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- Colegio de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Quito, Ecuador
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
- Escuela de Ingeniería, Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia
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Scarponi P, Caminiti V, Bravi M, Izzo FC, Cavinato C. Coupling anaerobic co-digestion of winery waste and waste activated sludge with a microalgae process: Optimization of a semi-continuous system. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2024; 174:300-309. [PMID: 38086294 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Wine production represents one of the most important agro-industrial sectors in Italy. Wine lees are the most significant waste in the winery industry and have high disposal and storage costs and few applications within the circular economy. In this study, anaerobic digestion and a microalgae coupled process was studied in order to treat wine lees and waste activated sludge produced within the same facility, with the aim of producing energy and valuable microalgae biomass that could be processed to recover biofuel or biostimulant. Chlorella vulgaris was cultivated on liquid digestate in a semi-continuous system without biomass recirculation. The best growth and phytoremediation performance were achieved applying a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 20 days with a stable dry weight, lipid and protein storage of 1.85 ± 0.02 g l-1, 33.48 ± 7.54 % and 57.85 ± 10.14 % respectively. Lipid characterization highlighted the potential use in high quality biodiesel production, according to EN14214 (<12 % v/v linolenic acid). The microalgae reactor's liquid output showed high removal of ammonia (95.72 ± 2.10 %), but low organic soluble matter reduction. Further semi-continuous process optimization was carried out by increasing the time between digestate feeding and biomass recovery at HRT 10. These operative changes avoided biomass wash-out and provided a stable phytoremediation of the digestate with 84.58 ± 4.02 % ammonia removal, 33.01 ± 1.44 % sCOD removal, 38.06 ± 2.65 % of polyphenols removal.
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- P Scarponi
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy.
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- Department of Agronomy, Animals, Food, Natural Resources and Environment, University of Padova, viale dell'Università, 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, via Eudossiana, 18, 00184 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Informatics and Statistics, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, via Torino 155, 30172 Venice, Italy
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Mathivanan K, Ameen F, Zhang R, Rakesh E. Application of Response Surface Methodology (RSM) in the statistical evaluation of biodiesel production from the neutral lipids of the Coelastrella-Nannochloropsis consortium. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 243:117829. [PMID: 38052355 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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The paramount challenge in economically workable microalgal biodiesel production is the selection of a competent catalyst to improve the fatty acid methyl ester yield with desirable fatty acid composition. Though countless researchers have explored different homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts to improve the transesterification efficacy, achieving greater biodiesel production from the neutral lipids of the microalgal consortium using a statistical tool, response surface methodology is scarce. Thus, the present study applied Response surface methodology to statistically analyze the biodiesel production from the neutral lipids of the indigenous Coelastrella-Nannochloropsis consortium (CNC) on the way to commercial feasibility. Onset of the study, the neutral lipids and acid value of the CNC were determined to be 18.74% and 2.73%, respectively. The transesterification of the neutral lipids of CNC was optimized through the coded factors in the RSM for various reaction parameters as combined influence viz., (i) Catalyst dose: methanol volume, (ii) Catalyst dose: reaction time; (iii) Catalyst dose: reaction temperature, (iv) Time: temperature, (v) time: methanol volume, (vi) temperature: methanol volume. Based on the ANOVA, coefficient determination, 2% KOH, 2 h time, 70 °C temperature, and 9 mL methanol volume were ascertained to be optimal values to accomplish 92% biodiesel production. Further, the biodiesel has desirable palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acids, with palmitic acid as the prevalent fatty acid contributing 16-18%. In addition, the tested fuel properties of CNC biodiesel satisfy international biodiesel standards.
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- Krishnamurthy Mathivanan
- Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Biofouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Department of Botany & Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Corrosion and Biofouling, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 7 Nanhai Road, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- Department of Microbiology, Kakatiya University, Hanumakonda, 506009, Telangana, India
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Umar A, Mubeen M, Ali I, Iftikhar Y, Sohail MA, Sajid A, Kumar A, Solanki MK, Kumar Divvela P, Zhou L. Harnessing fungal bio-electricity: a promising path to a cleaner environment. Front Microbiol 2024; 14:1291904. [PMID: 38352061 PMCID: PMC10861785 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1291904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Integrating fungi into fuel cell systems presents a promising opportunity to address environmental pollution while simultaneously generating energy. This review explores the innovative concept of constructing wetlands as fuel cells for pollutant degradation, offering a practical and eco-friendly solution to pollution challenges. Fungi possess unique capabilities in producing power, fuel, and electricity through metabolic processes, drawing significant interest for applications in remediation and degradation. Limited data exist on fungi's ability to generate electricity during catalytic reactions involving various enzymes, especially while remediating pollutants. Certain species, such as Trametes versicolor, Ganoderma lucidum, Galactomyces reessii, Aspergillus spp., Kluyveromyce smarxianus, and Hansenula anomala, have been reported to generate electricity at 1200 mW/m3, 207 mW/m2, 1,163 mW/m3, 438 mW/m3, 850,000 mW/m3, and 2,900 mW/m3, respectively. Despite the eco-friendly potential compared to conventional methods, fungi's role remains largely unexplored. This review delves into fungi's exceptional potential as fuel cell catalysts, serving as anodic or cathodic agents to mitigate land, air, and water pollutants while simultaneously producing fuel and power. Applications cover a wide range of tasks, and the innovative concept of wetlands designed as fuel cells for pollutant degradation is discussed. Cost-effectiveness may vary depending on specific contexts and applications. Fungal fuel cells (FFCs) offer a versatile and innovative solution to global challenges, addressing the increasing demand for alternative bioenergy production amid population growth and expanding industrial activities. The mechanistic approach of fungal enzymes via microbial combinations and electrochemical fungal systems facilitates the oxidation of organic substrates, oxygen reduction, and ion exchange membrane orchestration of essential reactions. Fungal laccase plays a crucial role in pollutant removal and monitoring environmental contaminants. Fungal consortiums show remarkable potential in fine-tuning FFC performance, impacting both power generation and pollutant degradation. Beyond energy generation, fungal cells effectively remove pollutants. Overall, FFCs present a promising avenue to address energy needs and mitigate pollutants simultaneously.
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- Aisha Umar
- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biological Sciences, IES University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
- Plant Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology Group, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Silesia in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
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- State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China
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Fariz-Salinas EA, Limón-Rodríguez B, Beltrán-Rocha JC, Guajardo-Barbosa C, Cantú-Cárdenas ME, Martínez-Ávila GCG, Castillo-Zacarías C, López-Chuken UJ. Effect of light stress on lutein production with associated phosphorus removal from a secondary effluent by the autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01. 3 Biotech 2024; 14:23. [PMID: 38156038 PMCID: PMC10751278 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03810-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023] Open
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Microalgae have become promising microorganisms for generating high-value commercial products and removing pollutants in aquatic systems. This research evaluated the impact of sunlight intensity on intracellular pigment generation and phosphorus removal from secondary effluents by autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01 in photobioreactor culture. Microalgae were grown in a secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant, using a combination of low and high light conditions (photon irradiance; 44 μmol m-2 s-1 and ≈ 1270 μmol m-2 s-1, respectively) and 16:8 h light:dark and 24:0 h light:dark (subdivided into 18:6 LED:sunlight) photoperiods. The autoflocculant rate by consortium BR-UANL-01 was not affected by light intensity and achieved 98% in both treatments. Microalgae produced significantly more lutein, (2.91 mg g-1) under low light conditions. Phosphate removal by microalgae resulted above 85% from the secondary effluent, due to the fact that phosphorus is directly associated with metabolic and replication processes and the highest antioxidant activity was obtained in ABTS•+ assay by the biomass under low light condition (51.71% μmol ET g-1). In conclusion, the results showed that the autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01 is capable of synthesizing intracellular lutein, which presents antioxidant activity, using secondary effluents as a growth medium, without losing its autoflocculating activity and assimilating phosphorus.
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- Edwin Alexis Fariz-Salinas
- Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ciudad Universitaria S/N, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ciudad Universitaria S/N, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Francisco Villa S/N, Col. Ex-Hacienda, El Canadá, 66050 General Escobedo, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ciudad Universitaria, 66450 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología (CIByN), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Km. 10 Autopista Al Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo, 66629 Apodaca, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Ciudad Universitaria S/N, 66455 San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología (CIByN), Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Km. 10 Autopista Al Aeropuerto Internacional Mariano Escobedo, 66629 Apodaca, Nuevo León Mexico
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Dey R, Ortiz Tena F, Wang S, Martin Messmann J, Steinweg C, Thomsen C, Posten C, Leu S, Ullrich MS, Thomsen L. Exploring advanced phycoremediation strategies for resource recovery from secondary wastewater using a large scale photobioreactor. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 391:129986. [PMID: 37931766 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the operation of a 1000L microalgae-based membrane photobioreactor system in a greenhouse for continuous secondary wastewater treatment using Desmodesmus sp., a green microalgae strain originally isolated from a German sewage plant. The research spanned both summer and winter seasons, seeking to comprehend key trends and optimization strategies. Maintaining low cell concentrations in the photobioreactor during periods of light inhibition proved advantageous for nutrient uptake rates. Effective strategies for enhancing algae-based wastewater treatment included cell mass recycling, particularly during periods of high light availability. In comparison to conventional continuous cultivation methods, employing cell recycling and high dilution rates during times of abundant light, alongside using low cell concentrations and dilution rates during light inhibition, resulted in an 80 % and 10 % increase in overall biomass productivity during summer and winter, respectively. Furthermore, nitrogen/phosphorus (N/P) removal rates exhibited a 23 % improvement during winter, while remaining unchanged in summer.
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- Rohit Dey
- School of Science, Constructor University Bremen, Germany.
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- College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, China
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- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
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- School of Science, Constructor University Bremen, Germany; University of Gothenburg, Department of Marine Sciences Sweden
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Blifernez-Klassen O, Hassa J, Reinecke DL, Busche T, Klassen V, Kruse O. Microbial Diversity and Community Structure of Wastewater-Driven Microalgal Biofilms. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2994. [PMID: 38138138 PMCID: PMC10745310 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11122994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Dwindling water sources increase the need for efficient wastewater treatment. Solar-driven algal turf scrubber (ATS) system may remediate wastewater by supporting the development and growth of periphytic microbiomes that function and interact in a highly dynamic manner through symbiotic interactions. Using ITS and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing, we profiled the microbial communities of four microbial biofilms from ATS systems operated with municipal wastewater (mWW), diluted cattle and pig manure (CattleM and PigM), and biogas plant effluent supernatant (BGE) in comparison to the initial inocula and the respective wastewater substrates. The wastewater-driven biofilms differed significantly in their biodiversity and structure, exhibiting an inocula-independent but substrate-dependent establishment of the microbial communities. The prokaryotic communities were comparable among themselves and with other microbiomes of aquatic environments and were dominated by metabolically flexible prokaryotes such as nitrifiers, polyphosphate-accumulating and algicide-producing microorganisms, and anoxygenic photoautotrophs. Striking differences occurred in eukaryotic communities: While the mWW biofilm was characterized by high biodiversity and many filamentous (benthic) microalgae, the agricultural wastewater-fed biofilms consisted of less diverse communities with few benthic taxa mainly inhabited by unicellular chlorophytes and saprophytes/parasites. This study advances our understanding of the microbiome structure and function within the ATS-based wastewater treatment process.
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- Olga Blifernez-Klassen
- Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (O.B.-K.); (V.K.)
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany (T.B.)
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Wilhelm-Johnen-Strasse, 52428 Juelich, Germany;
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- Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany (T.B.)
- Medical School East Westphalia-Lippe, Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany
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- Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (O.B.-K.); (V.K.)
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- Algae Biotechnology and Bioenergy, Faculty of Biology, Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec), Bielefeld University, Universitätsstrasse 27, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany; (O.B.-K.); (V.K.)
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Sahu S, Kaur A, Singh G, Kumar Arya S. Harnessing the potential of microalgae-bacteria interaction for eco-friendly wastewater treatment: A review on new strategies involving machine learning and artificial intelligence. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 346:119004. [PMID: 37734213 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.119004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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In the pursuit of effective wastewater treatment and biomass generation, the symbiotic relationship between microalgae and bacteria emerges as a promising avenue. This analysis delves into recent advancements concerning the utilization of microalgae-bacteria consortia for wastewater treatment and biomass production. It examines multiple facets of this symbiosis, encompassing the judicious selection of suitable strains, optimal culture conditions, appropriate media, and operational parameters. Moreover, the exploration extends to contrasting closed and open bioreactor systems for fostering microalgae-bacteria consortia, elucidating the inherent merits and constraints of each methodology. Notably, the untapped potential of co-cultivation with diverse microorganisms, including yeast, fungi, and various microalgae species, to augment biomass output. In this context, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) stand out as transformative catalysts. By addressing intricate challenges in wastewater treatment and microalgae-bacteria symbiosis, AI and ML foster innovative technological solutions. These cutting-edge technologies play a pivotal role in optimizing wastewater treatment processes, enhancing biomass yield, and facilitating real-time monitoring. The synergistic integration of AI and ML instills a novel dimension, propelling the fields towards sustainable solutions. As AI and ML become integral tools in wastewater treatment and symbiotic microorganism cultivation, novel strategies emerge that harness their potential to overcome intricate challenges and revolutionize the domain.
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- Sudarshan Sahu
- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, 144411, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biotechnology Engineering, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Bedane DT, Asfaw SL. Microalgae and co-culture for polishing pollutants of anaerobically treated agro-processing industry wastewater: the case of slaughterhouse. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:81. [PMID: 38647578 PMCID: PMC10992203 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00699-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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Anaerobically treated slaughterhouse effluent is rich in nutrients, organic matter, and cause eutrophication if discharged to the environment without proper further treatment. Moreover, phosphorus and nitrogen in agro-processing industry wastewaters are mainly removed in the tertiary treatment phase. The objective of this study is to evaluate the pollutant removal efficiency of Chlorella and Scenedesmus species as well as their co-culture treating two-phase anaerobic digester effluent through microalgae biomass production. The dimensions of the rectangular photobioreactor used to conduct the experiment are 15 cm in height, 20 cm in width, and 30 cm in length. Removal efficiencies between 86.74-93.11%, 96.74-97.47%, 91.49-92.91%, 97.94-99.46%, 89.22-94.28%, and 91.08-95.31% were attained for chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, nitrate, ammonium, total phosphorous, and orthophosphate by Chlorella species, Scenedesmus species, and their co-culture, respectively. The average biomass productivity and biomass yield of Chlorella species, Scenedesmus species, and their co-culture were 1.4 ± 0.1, 1.17 ± 0.12, 1.5 ± 0.13 g/L, and 0.18, 0.21, and 0.23 g/L*day, respectively. The final effluent quality in terms of chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphorous attained by Chlorella species and the co-culture were below the permissible discharge limit for slaughterhouse effluent standards in the country (Ethiopia). The results of the study showed that the use of microalgae as well as their co-culture for polishing the nutrients and residual organic matter in the anaerobically treated agro-processing industry effluent offers a promising result for wastewater remediation and biomass production. In general, Chlorella and Scenedesmus species microalgae and their co-culture can be applied as an alternative for nutrient removal from anaerobically treated slaughterhouse wastewater as well as biomass production that can be used for bioenergy.
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- Dejene Tsegaye Bedane
- Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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- Center for Environmental Science, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Oz Yasar C, Fletcher L, Camargo-Valero MA. Effect of macronutrients (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) on the growth of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and nutrient recovery under different trophic conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:111369-111381. [PMID: 37814047 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30231-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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More stringent discharge standards have led to the development of an alternative nutrient recovery system from wastewater. Microalgae cultivation in wastewater treatment works has presented considerable promise from the perspective of sustainable resource management. Growth kinetics models are useful tools to optimize nutrient recovery from wastewater by algal uptake. Therefore, this research aims to identify the growth kinetics of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii under both heterotrophic and phototrophic conditions with different nutrient concentrations that typify those found in wastewater treatment works. In addition, the effects of macronutrients (C, N, and P) on heterotrophic and phototrophic microalgae growth and nutrient recovery were studied. Greater specific growth rates were achieved under heterotrophic conditions than in phototrophic cultivation. The maximum specific growth rates and nutrient recovery efficiencies were achieved at 5 mg P L-1 under both heterotrophic and phototrophic growth conditions. Nitrate was the preferred form of nitrogen source under heterotrophic conditions, while nitrogen sources did not present any significant influences in the phototrophic cultivation. Specific growth rates reported for both heterotrophic and phototrophic microalgae at lower carbon concentrations (3.10 d-1 and 0.46 d-1, sequentially) were higher than those at higher carbon concentrations (1.95 d-1 and 0.22 d-1, respectively). C. reinhardtii presented an extreme capacity to adapt and grow at all experimental conditions tested in heterotrophic and phototrophic cultivations.
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- Cigdem Oz Yasar
- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK.
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17020, Çanakkale, Merkez, Turkey.
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- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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- BioResource Systems Research Group, School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Campus La Nubia, Manizales, Colombia
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Zhang X, Chen D, Hou X, Jiang N, Li Y, Ge S, Mu Y, Shen J. Nitrification-denitrification co-metabolism in an algal-bacterial aggregates system for simultaneous pyridine and nitrogen removal. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 460:132390. [PMID: 37659235 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 08/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 09/04/2023]
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Photosynthetic oxygenation in algal-bacterial symbiotic (ABS) system was mainly concerned to enhance contaminant biodegradation by developing an aerobic environment, while the role of nitrification-denitrification involved is often neglected. In this study, an algal-bacterial aggregates (ABA) system was developed with algae and activated sludge (PBR-1) to achieve simultaneous pyridine and nitrogen removal. In PBR-1, as high as 150 mg·L-1 pyridine could be completely removed at hydraulic residence time of 48 h. Besides, total nitrogen (TN) removal efficiency could be maintained above 80%. Nitrification-denitrification was verified as the crucial process for nitrogen removal, accounting for 79.3% of TN removal at 180 μmol·m-2·s-1. Moreover, simultaneous pyridine and nitrogen removal was enhanced through nitrification-denitrification co-metabolism in the ABA system. Integrated bioprocesses in PBR-1 including photosynthesis, pyridine biodegradation, carbon and nitrogen assimilation, and nitrification-denitrification, were revealed at metabolic and transcriptional levels. Fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis indicated that algae and aerobic species were located in the surface layer, while denitrifiers were situated in the inner layer. Microelectrode analysis confirmed the microenvironment of ABA with dissolved oxygen and pH gradients, which was beneficial for simultaneous pyridine and nitrogen removal. Mechanism of nitrification-denitrification involved in pyridine and nitrogen removal was finally elucidated under the scale of ABA.
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- Xiaoyu Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Urban Pollutant Conversion, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Wu B, Ran T, Liu S, Li Q, Cui X, Zhou Y. Biofilm bioactivity affects nitrogen metabolism in a push-flow microalgae-bacteria biofilm reactor during aeration-free greywater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 244:120461. [PMID: 37639992 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Non-aeration microalgae-bacteria biofilm has attracted increasing interest for its application in low cost wastewater treatment. However, it is unclear the quantified biofilm characteristics dynamics and how biofilm bioactivity affects performance and nitrogen metabolisms during wastewater treatment. In this work, a push-flow microalgae-bacteria biofilm reactor (PF-MBBfR) was developed for aeration-free greywater treatment. Comparatively, organic loading at 1.27 ± 0.10 kg COD/(m3⋅d) gave the highest biofilm concentration, density, specific oxygen generation (SOGR) and consumption rates (SOCR), and pollutants removal rates. Contributed to low residual linear alkylbenzene sulfonates and bioactivity, reactor downstream showed low bacteria and protein concentrations and SOCR (12.8 mg O2/g TSS·h), but high microalgae, carbohydrate, biofilm density, SOGR (49.4 mg O2/g TSS·h) and pollutants removal rates. Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) showed higher molecular weight, CHONS and fraction with 4 atoms of N in reactor upstream. Most of nitrogen was fixed to newly synthesized biomass during assimilation process by related functional enzymes, minor contributed to denitrification due to low N2 emission. High nitrogen assimilation by microalgae showed high SOGR, which favored efficient multiple pollutants removal and reduced DON emission. Our findings favor the practical application of PF-MBBfR based on biofilm bioactivity, enhancing efficiency and reducing DON emission for low- energy-input wastewater treatment.
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- Beibei Wu
- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Naseema Rasheed R, Pourbakhtiar A, Mehdizadeh Allaf M, Baharlooeian M, Rafiei N, Alishah Aratboni H, Morones-Ramirez JR, Winck FV. Microalgal co-cultivation -recent methods, trends in omic-studies, applications, and future challenges. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1193424. [PMID: 37799812 PMCID: PMC10548143 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1193424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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The burgeoning human population has resulted in an augmented demand for raw materials and energy sources, which in turn has led to a deleterious environmental impact marked by elevated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, acidification of water bodies, and escalating global temperatures. Therefore, it is imperative that modern society develop sustainable technologies to avert future environmental degradation and generate alternative bioproduct-producing technologies. A promising approach to tackling this challenge involves utilizing natural microbial consortia or designing synthetic communities of microorganisms as a foundation to develop diverse and sustainable applications for bioproduct production, wastewater treatment, GHG emission reduction, energy crisis alleviation, and soil fertility enhancement. Microalgae, which are photosynthetic microorganisms that inhabit aquatic environments and exhibit a high capacity for CO2 fixation, are particularly appealing in this context. They can convert light energy and atmospheric CO2 or industrial flue gases into valuable biomass and organic chemicals, thereby contributing to GHG emission reduction. To date, most microalgae cultivation studies have focused on monoculture systems. However, maintaining a microalgae monoculture system can be challenging due to contamination by other microorganisms (e.g., yeasts, fungi, bacteria, and other microalgae species), which can lead to low productivity, culture collapse, and low-quality biomass. Co-culture systems, which produce robust microorganism consortia or communities, present a compelling strategy for addressing contamination problems. In recent years, research and development of innovative co-cultivation techniques have substantially increased. Nevertheless, many microalgae co-culturing technologies remain in the developmental phase and have yet to be scaled and commercialized. Accordingly, this review presents a thorough literature review of research conducted in the last few decades, exploring the advantages and disadvantages of microalgae co-cultivation systems that involve microalgae-bacteria, microalgae-fungi, and microalgae-microalgae/algae systems. The manuscript also addresses diverse uses of co-culture systems, and growing methods, and includes one of the most exciting research areas in co-culturing systems, which are omic studies that elucidate different interaction mechanisms among microbial communities. Finally, the manuscript discusses the economic viability, future challenges, and prospects of microalgal co-cultivation methods.
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Science and Oceanography, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, Iran
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- Regulatory Systems Biology Lab, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Regulatory Systems Biology Lab, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Biotecnología y Nanotecnología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Parque de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica, Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon (UANL), Av Universidad s/n, CD. Universitaria, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
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- Regulatory Systems Biology Lab, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Chen Z, Huang Y, Shen Y, Zhang J, Deng J, Chen X. Denitrification shifted autotroph-heterotroph interactions in Microcystis aggregates. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116269. [PMID: 37257745 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Denitrification is the most important process for nitrogen removal in eutrophic lakes and was mostly investigated in lake sediment. Denitrification could also be mediated by cyanobacterial aggregates, yet how this process impacts nitrogen (N) availability and the associated autotroph-heterotroph relationships within cyanobacterial aggregates has not been investigated. In this study, incubation experiments with nitrate amendment were conducted with Microcystis aggregates (MAs). Measurement of nitrogen contents, 16S rRNA-based microbial community profiling and metatranscriptomic sequencing were used to jointly assess nitrogen turnover dynamics, as well as changes in microbial composition and gene expression. Strong denitrification potential was revealed, and maximal N removal was achieved within two days, after which the communities entered a state of severe N limitation. Changes of active microbial communities were further promoted both with regard to taxonomic composition and transcriptive activities. Expression of transportation-related genes confirmed competition for N sources by Microcystis and phycospheric communities. Strong stress response to reactive oxygen species by Microcystis was revealed. Notably, interspecific relationships among Microcystis and phycospheric communities exhibited a shift toward antagonistic interactions, particularly evidenced by overall increased expression of genes related to cell lysis and utilization of cellular materials. Patterns of fatty acid and starch metabolism also suggested changes in carbon metabolism and cross-feeding patterns within MAs. Taken together, this study demonstrated substantial denitrification potential of MAs, which, importantly, further induced changes in both metabolic activities and autotroph-heterotroph interactions. These findings also highlight the key role of nutrient condition in shaping autotroph-heterotroph relationships.
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- Zhijie Chen
- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restorations, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restorations, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; Technology Innovation Center for Land Spatial Eco-restoration in Metropolitan Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restorations, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu Wuxi Environmental Monitoring Center, Jiangsu, China
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restorations, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; Technology Innovation Center for Land Spatial Eco-restoration in Metropolitan Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai, China.
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- Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restorations, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China; Technology Innovation Center for Land Spatial Eco-restoration in Metropolitan Area, Ministry of Natural Resources, Shanghai, China
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Fathy WA, AbdElgawad H, Hashem AH, Essawy E, Tawfik E, Al-Askar AA, Abdelhameed MS, Hammouda O, Elsayed KNM. Exploring Exogenous Indole-3-acetic Acid's Effect on the Growth and Biochemical Profiles of Synechocystis sp. PAK13 and Chlorella variabilis. Molecules 2023; 28:5501. [PMID: 37513371 PMCID: PMC10385099 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Microalgae have garnered scientific interest for their potential to produce bioactive compounds. However, the large-scale industrial utilization of microalgae faces challenges related to production costs and achieving optimal growth conditions. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the potential role of exogenous indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) application in improving the growth and production of bioactive metabolites in microalgae. To this end, the study employed different concentrations of exogenously administered IAA ranging from 0.36 µM to 5.69 µM to assess its influence on the growth and biochemical composition of Synechocystis and Chlorella. IAA exposure significantly increased IAA levels in both strains. Consequentially, improved biomass accumulation in parallel with increased total pigment content by approximately eleven-fold in both strains was observed. Furthermore, the application of IAA stimulated the accumulation of primary metabolites. Sugar levels were augmented, providing a carbon source that facilitated amino acid and fatty acid biosynthesis. As a result, amino acid levels were enhanced as well, leading to a 1.55-fold increase in total amino acid content in Synechocystis and a 1.42-fold increase in Chlorella. Total fatty acids content increased by 1.92-fold in Synechocystis and by 2.16-fold in Chlorella. Overall, the study demonstrated the effectiveness of exogenously adding IAA as a strategy for enhancing the accumulation of microalgae biomass and biomolecules. These findings contribute to the advancement of microalgae-based technologies, opening new avenues to produce economically important compounds derived from microalgae.
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- Wael A Fathy
- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt
- Doctoral School of Biology, Faculty of Science and Informatics, University of Szeged, 6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt
- Integrated Molecular Plant Physiology Research (IMPRES), Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, BE-2020 Antwerp, Belgium
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Helwan 11795, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef 62511, Egypt
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Vale F, Sousa CA, Sousa H, Simões LC, McBain AJ, Simões M. Bacteria and microalgae associations in periphyton-mechanisms and biotechnological opportunities. FEMS Microbiol Rev 2023; 47:fuad047. [PMID: 37586879 DOI: 10.1093/femsre/fuad047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023] Open
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Phototrophic and heterotrophic microorganisms coexist in complex and dynamic structures called periphyton. These structures shape the biogeochemistry and biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems. In particular, microalgae-bacteria interactions are a prominent focus of study by microbial ecologists and can provide biotechnological opportunities for numerous applications (i.e. microalgal bloom control, aquaculture, biorefinery, and wastewater bioremediation). In this review, we analyze the species dynamics (i.e. periphyton formation and factors determining the prevalence of one species over another), coexisting communities, exchange of resources, and communication mechanisms of periphytic microalgae and bacteria. We extend periphyton mathematical modelling as a tool to comprehend complex interactions. This review is expected to boost the applicability of microalgae-bacteria consortia, by drawing out knowledge from natural periphyton.
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- Francisca Vale
- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- CEB - Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- LABBELS - Associate Laboratory in Biotechnology, Bioengineering and Microelectromechanical Systems, Braga/Guimarães, Portugal
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- School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Huang R, Liu W, Su J, Li S, Wang L, Jeppesen E, Zhang W. Keystone microalgae species determine the removal efficiency of sulfamethoxazole: a case study of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and microalgae consortia. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1193668. [PMID: 37476166 PMCID: PMC10354436 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1193668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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In recent years, antibiotics pollution has caused serious harm to the aquatic environment, and microalgae mediated degradation of antibiotics has attracted increasing attention. However, the potential toxicity of antibiotics to keystone microalgae species or their microalgae consortia, and the impact of microalgal diversity on antibiotic removal need to be further studied. In this study, we investigated the removal efficiency and tolerance of five freshwater microalgae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Scenedesmus quadricauda, Dictyosphaerium sp., Haematoccocus pluvialis, and Botryococcus braunii) and their microalgae consortia to sulfamethoxazole (SMX). We found that the removal efficiency of SMX by C. pyrenoidosa reached 49%, while the other four microalgae ranged between 9% and 16%. In addition, C. pyrenoidosa, S. quadricauda, and Dictyosphaerium sp. had better tolerance to SMX than H. pluvialis, and their growth and photosynthesis were less affected. At 10 and 50 mg/L SMX, the removal capacity of SMX by mixed microalgae consortia was lower than that of C. pyrenoidos except for the consortium with C. pyrenoidos and S. quadricauda. The consortia generally showed higher sensitivity towards SMX than the individual species, and the biochemical characteristics (photosynthetic pigment, chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, superoxide anion (O2 -), superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), malondialdehyde (MDA) and extracellular enzymes) were significantly influenced by SMX stress. Therefore, the removal of antibiotics by microalgae consortia did not increase with the number of microalgae species. Our study provides a new perspective for the selection of microalgal consortia to degrade antibiotics.
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- Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Research Institute of Natural Ecology Conservation, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Aquatic Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, China
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- Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Sino-Danish Centre for Education and Research (SDC), University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Limnology Laboratory and EKOSAM, Department of Biological Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye
- Institute of Marine Sciences, Middle East Technical University, Mersin, Türkiye
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- Key laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources of the Ministry of Education, Engineering Research Center of Environmental DNA and Ecological Water Health Assessment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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Amaro HM, Salgado EM, Nunes OC, Pires JCM, Esteves AF. Microalgae systems - environmental agents for wastewater treatment and further potential biomass valorisation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 337:117678. [PMID: 36948147 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Water is the most valuable resource on the planet. However, massive anthropogenic activities generate threatening levels of biological, organic, and inorganic pollutants that are not efficiently removed in conventional wastewater treatment systems. High levels of conventional pollutants (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus), emerging chemical contaminants such as antibiotics, and pathogens (namely antibiotic-resistant ones and related genes) jeopardize ecosystems and human health. Conventional wastewater treatment systems entail several environmental issues: (i) high energy consumption; (ii) high CO2 emissions; and (iii) the use of chemicals or the generation of harmful by-products. Hence, the use of microalgal systems (entailing one or several microalgae species, and in consortium with bacteria) as environmental agents towards wastewater treatment has been seen as an environmentally friendly solution to remove conventional pollutants, antibiotics, coliforms and antibiotic resistance genes. In recent years, several authors have evaluated the use of microalgal systems for the treatment of different types of wastewater, such as agricultural, municipal, and industrial. Generally, microalgal systems can provide high removal efficiencies of: (i) conventional pollutants, up to 99%, 99%, and 90% of total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and/or organic carbon, respectively, through uptake mechanisms, and (ii) antibiotics frequently found in wastewaters, such as sulfamethoxazole, ciprofloxacin, trimethoprim and azithromycin at 86%, 65%, 42% and 93%, respectively, through the most desirable microalgal mechanism, biodegradation. Although pathogens removal by microalgal species is complex and very strain-specific, it is also possible to attain total coliform and Escherichia coli removal of 99.4% and 98.6%, respectively. However, microalgal systems' effectiveness strongly relies on biotic and abiotic conditions, thus the selection of operational conditions is critical. While the combination of selected species (microalgae and bacteria), ratios and inoculum concentration allow the efficient removal of conventional pollutants and generation of high amounts of biomass (that can be further converted into valuable products such as biofuels and biofertilisers), abiotic factors such as pH, hydraulic retention time, light intensity and CO2/O2 supply also have a crucial role in conventional pollutants and antibiotics removal, and wastewater disinfection. However, some rationale must be considered according to the purpose. While alkaline pH induces the hydrolysis of some antibiotics and the removal of faecal coliforms, it also decreases phosphates solubility and induces the formation of ammonium from ammonia. Also, while CO2 supply increases the removal of E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, as well as the microalgal growth (and thus the conventional pollutants uptake), it decreases Enterococcus faecalis removal. Therefore, this review aims to provide a critical review of recent studies towards the application of microalgal systems for the efficient removal of conventional pollutants, antibiotics, and pathogens; discussing the feasibility, highlighting the advantages and challenges of the implementation of such process, and presenting current case-studies of different applications of microalgal systems.
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- Helena M Amaro
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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Levett A, Gagen EJ, Levett I, Erskine PD. Integrating microalgae production into mine closure plans. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 337:117736. [PMID: 36933531 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Examples of successful mine closure and acceptable regional transitioning of mining areas are scarce. The recent changes to the environmental, social and governance (ESG) obligations of mining companies should help to ensure that water and land resources as well as post-mining employment opportunities are considered as a part of mine closure. Integrating microalgae production into mine closure plans is a potential opportunity for mining companies to improve many ESG outcomes. Mine sites with sufficient suitable land and water resources in high solar radiation geographies may be able to economically grow microalgae to capture atmospheric CO2, re-purpose saline mine waters, treat acidic and near-neutral pH metalliferous waters as well as produce soil ameliorants (biofertiliser, biostimulants and/or biochar) to improve mine rehabilitation outcomes. Microalgae production facilities may also provide an alternative industry and employment opportunities to help transition regional mining towns that have become reliant on mining activities. The potential economic, environmental and social benefits of using mine-influenced water for microalgae production may offer an opportunity to successfully close and transition some mining landscapes.
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- Alan Levett
- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia.
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- Environmental Microbiology for Mining and Agriculture, Queensland, 4054, Australia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia
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- Centre for Mined Land Rehabilitation, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, 4072, Australia
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Devi A, Verma M, Saratale GD, Saratale RG, Ferreira LFR, Mulla SI, Bharagava RN. Microalgae: A green eco-friendly agents for bioremediation of tannery wastewater with simultaneous production of value-added products. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139192. [PMID: 37353172 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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Tannery wastewater (TWW) has high BOD, COD, TS and variety of pollutants like chromium, formaldehydes, biocides, oils, chlorophenols, detergents and phthalates etc. Besides these pollutants, TWW also rich source of nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon and sulphur etc. that can be utilized by microalgae during their growth. Direct disposal of TWW into the environment may lead severe environmental and health threats, therefore it needs to be treated adequately. Microalgae are considered as an efficient microorganisms (fast growing, adaptability and strain robustness, high surface to volume ratio, energy saving) for remediation of wastewaters with simultaneous biomass recovery and generation of value added products (VAPs) such as biofuels, biohydrogen, biopolymer, biofertilizer, pigments, bioethanol, bioactive compounds, nutraceutical etc. Most microalgae are photosynthetic and use CO2 and light energy to synthesise carbohydrate and reduces the emission of greenhouse gasses. Microalgae are also reported to remove heavy metals and antibiotics from wastewaters by bioaccumulation, biodegradation and biosorption. Microalgal treatment can be an alternative of conventional processes with generation of VAPs. The use of biotechnology in wastewater remediation with simultaneous generation of VAPs is trending. The validation of economic viability and environmental sustainability, life cycle assessment studies and techno-economic analysis is undergoing. Thus, in this review, the characteristics of TWW and microalgae are summarized, which manifest microalgae as potential candidates for wastewater remediation with simultaneous production of VAPs. Further, the treatment mechanisms, various factors (physical, chemical, mechanical and biological etc.) affecting treatment efficiency as well as challenges associated with microalgal remediation are also discussed.
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- Anuradha Devi
- Laboratory of Bioremediation and Metagenomics Research (LBMR), Department of Environmental Microbiology (DEM), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow-226 025 (U.P.), India
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- University Centre of Research and Development, Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, Panjab, India
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- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Dongguk University, Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Biotechnology and Medical Converged Science, Dongguk University-Seoul, Ilsandong-gu, Goyang-si, Gyeonggido 10326, Republic of Korea
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- Waste and Effluent Treatment Laboratory, Institute of Technology and Research (ITP), Tiradentes University, Farolândia, Aracaju, SE 49032-490, Brazil; Graduate Program in Process Engineering, Tiradentes University (UNIT), Av. Murilo Dantas, 300, Farolândia, 49032-490 Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Applied Sciences, REVA University, Bangalore, India
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- Laboratory of Bioremediation and Metagenomics Research (LBMR), Department of Environmental Microbiology (DEM), Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow-226 025 (U.P.), India.
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Mofijur M, Hasan MM, Sultana S, Kabir Z, Djavanroodi F, Ahmed SF, Jahirul MI, Badruddin IA, Khan TMY. Advancements in algal membrane bioreactors: Overcoming obstacles and harnessing potential for eliminating hazardous pollutants from wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2023:139291. [PMID: 37353165 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/25/2023]
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This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of algal-based membrane bioreactors (AMBRs) and their potential for removing hazardous and toxic contaminants from wastewater. Through an identification of contaminant types and sources, as well as an explanation of AMBR operating principles, this study sheds light on the promising capabilities of AMBRs in eliminating pollutants like nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter, while generating valuable biomass and energy. However, challenges and limitations, such as the need for process optimization and the risk of algal-bacterial imbalance, have been identified. To overcome these obstacles, strategies like mixed cultures and bioaugmentation techniques have been proposed. Furthermore, this study explores the wider applications of AMBRs beyond wastewater treatment, including the production of value-added products and the removal of emerging contaminants. The findings underscore the significance of factors such as appropriate algal-bacterial consortia selection, hydraulic and organic loading rate optimization, and environmental factor control for the success of AMBRs. A comprehensive understanding of these challenges and opportunities can pave the way for more efficient and effective wastewater treatment processes, which are crucial for safeguarding public health and the environment.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia; Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, 2007, Australia; School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, QLD, 4701, Australia
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- Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW, 2258, Australia
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al Khobar, 31952, Saudi Arabia
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- Science and Math Program, Asian University for Women, Chattogram, 4000, Bangladesh
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- School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, QLD, 4701, Australia
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia
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Li S, Chang H, Zhang S, Ho SH. Production of sustainable biofuels from microalgae with CO 2 bio-sequestration and life cycle assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 227:115730. [PMID: 36958384 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2022] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Due to anthropogenic emissions, there is an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Microalgae are versatile, universal, and photosynthetic microorganisms present in nature. Biological CO2 sequestration using microalgae is a novel concept in CO2 mitigation strategies. In the current review, the difference between carbon capture and storage (CCS), carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS), and carbon capture and utilization (CCU) is clarified. The current status of CO2 sequestration techniques is discussed, including various methods and a comparative analysis of abiotic and biotic sequestration. Particular focus is given to sequestration methods associated with microalgae, including advantages of CO2 bio-sequestration using microalgae, a summary of microalgae species that tolerate high CO2 concentrations, biochemistry of microalgal CO2 biofixation, and elements influencing the microalgal CO2 sequestration. In addition, this review highlights and summarizes the research efforts made on the production of various biofuels using microalgae. Notably, Chlorella sp. is found to be the most beneficial microalgae, with a sizeable hydrogen (H2) generation capability ranging from 6.1 to 31.2 mL H2/g microalgae, as well as the species of C. salina, C. fusca, Parachlorella kessleri, C. homosphaera, C. vacuolate, C. pyrenoidosa, C. sorokiniana, C. lewinii, and C. protothecoides. Lastly, the technical feasibility and life cycle analysis are analyzed. This comprehensive review will pave the way for promoting more aggressive research on microalgae-based CO2 sequestration.
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- Shengnan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, 400054, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang, 150090, China.
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Zribi I, Zili F, Ben Ali R, Masmoudi MA, Sayadi S, Ben Ouada H, Chamkha M. Trends in microalgal-based systems as a promising concept for emerging contaminants and mineral salt recovery from municipal wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023:116342. [PMID: 37290616 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the context of climate change leading to water scarcity for many people in the world, the treatment of municipal wastewater becomes a necessity. However, the reuse of this water requires secondary and tertiary treatment processes to reduce or eliminate a load of dissolved organic matter and various emerging contaminants. Microalgae have shown hitherto high potential applications of wastewater bioremediation thanks to their ecological plasticity and ability to remediate several pollutants and exhaust gases from industrial processes. However, this requires appropriate cultivation systems allowing their integration into wastewater treatment plants at appropriate insertion costs. This review aims to present different open and closed systems currently used in the treatment of municipal wastewater by microalgae. It provides an exhaustive approach to wastewater treatment systems using microalgae, integrating the most suitable used microalgae species and the main pollutants present in the treatment plants, with an emphasis on emerging contaminants. The remediation mechanisms as well as the capacity to sequester exhaust gases were also described. The review examines constraints and future perspectives of microalgae cultivation systems in this line of research.
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- Ines Zribi
- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Blue Biotechnology and Aquatic Bioproducts, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Blue Biotechnology and Aquatic Bioproducts, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia
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- Biotechnology Program, Center for Sustainable Development, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, 2713, Doha, Qatar.
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- Laboratory of Blue Biotechnology and Aquatic Bioproducts, National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Bioprocesses, Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, B.P 1177, Sfax, 3018, Tunisia.
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Cabrera-Capetillo CA, Castillo-Baltazar OS, Petriz-Prieto MA, Guzmán-López A, Valdovinos-García EM, Bravo-Sánchez MG. Simulation and Economic Analysis of the Biotechnological Potential of Biomass Production from a Microalgal Consortium. Mar Drugs 2023; 21:321. [PMID: 37367646 DOI: 10.3390/md21060321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023] Open
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The biomass of microalgae and the compounds that can be obtained from their processing are of great interest for various economic sectors. Chlorophyll from green microalgae has biotechnological applications of great potential in different industrial areas such as food, animal feed, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and agriculture. In this paper, the experimental, technical and economic performance of biomass production from a microalgal consortium (Scenedesmus sp., Chlorella sp., Schroderia sp., Spirulina sp., Pediastrum sp., and Chlamydomonas sp.) was investigated in three cultivation systems (phototrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic) in combination with the extraction of chlorophyll (a and b) on a large scale using simulation; 1 ha was established as the area for cultivation. In the laboratory-scale experimental stage, biomass and chlorophyll concentrations were determined for 12 days. In the simulation stage, two retention times in the photobioreactor were considered, which generated six case studies for the culture stage. Subsequently, a simulation proposal for the chlorophyll extraction process was evaluated. The highest microalgae biomass concentration was 2.06 g/L in heterotrophic culture, followed by mixotrophic (1.98 g/L). Phototrophic and mixotrophic cultures showed the highest chlorophyll concentrations of 20.5 µg/mL and 13.5 µg/mL, respectively. The simulation shows that higher biomass and chlorophyll production is attained when using the mixotrophic culture with 72 h of retention that we considered to evaluate chlorophyll production (a and b). The operating cost of the entire process is very high; the cultivation stage has the highest operating cost (78%), mainly due to the high energy consumption of the photobioreactors.
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- Christian Ariel Cabrera-Capetillo
- Departamento de Posgrado, Doctorado en Ciencias de la Ingeniería, Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya, Antonio García Cubas #600 Pte., Colonia Alfredo V. Bonfil, Apartado Postal 57, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Jalpa de Méndez (DAMJM), Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT), Carret. Estatal Libre Villahermosa-Comalcalco Km. 27+000 s/n Ranchería Ribera Alta, Jalpa de Mendez C.P. 86205, Tabasco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya, Antonio García Cubas #600 Pte., Colonia Alfredo V. Bonfil, Apartado Postal 57, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico
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- División Académica Multidisciplinaria de Jalpa de Méndez (DAMJM), Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (UJAT), Carret. Estatal Libre Villahermosa-Comalcalco Km. 27+000 s/n Ranchería Ribera Alta, Jalpa de Mendez C.P. 86205, Tabasco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica, Tecnológico Nacional de México en Celaya, Antonio García Cubas #600 Pte., Colonia Alfredo V. Bonfil, Apartado Postal 57, Celaya 38010, Guanajuato, Mexico
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Salgado EM, Esteves AF, Gonçalves AL, Pires JCM. Microalgal cultures for the remediation of wastewaters with different nitrogen to phosphorus ratios: Process modelling using artificial neural networks. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 231:116076. [PMID: 37156357 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Microalgae have remarkable potential for wastewater bioremediation since they can efficiently uptake nitrogen and phosphorus in a sustainable and environmentally friendly treatment system. However, wastewater composition greatly depends on its source and has a significant seasonal variability. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of different N:P molar ratios on the growth of Chlorella vulgaris and nutrient removal from synthetic wastewater. Furthermore, artificial neural network (ANN) threshold models, optimised by genetic algorithms (GAs), were used to model biomass productivity (BP) and nitrogen/phosphorus removal rates (RRN/RRP). The impact of various inputs culture variables on these parameters was evaluated. Microalgal growth was not nutrient limited since the average biomass productivities and specific growth rates were similar between the experiments. Nutrient removal efficiencies/rates reached 92.0 ± 0.6%/6.15 ± 0.01 mgN L-1 d-1 for nitrogen and 98.2 ± 0.2%/0.92 ± 0.03 mgP L-1 d-1 for phosphorus. Low nitrogen concentration limited phosphorus uptake for low N:P ratios (e.g., 2 and 3, yielding 36 ± 2 mgDW mgP-1 and 39 ± 3 mgDW mgP-1, respectively), while low phosphorus concentration limited nitrogen uptake with high ratios (e.g., 66 and 67, yielding 9.0 ± 0.4 mgDW mgN-1 and 8.8 ± 0.3 mgDW mgN-1, respectively). ANN models showed a high fitting performance, with coefficients of determination of 0.951, 0.800, and 0.793 for BP, RRN, and RRP, respectively. In summary, this study demonstrated that microalgae could successfully grow and adapt to N:P molar ratios between 2 and 67, but the nutrient uptake was impacted by these variations, especially for the lowest and highest N:P molar ratios. Furthermore, GA-ANN models demonstrated to be relevant tools for microalgal growth modelling and control. Their high fitting performance in characterising this biological system can contribute to reducing the experimental effort for culture monitoring (human resources and consumables), thus decreasing the costs of microalgae production.
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- Eva M Salgado
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; CITEVE - Technological Centre for the Textile and Clothing Industries of Portugal, Rua Fernando Mesquita, 2785, 4760-034, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal; ALICE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal.
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Díaz O, González E, Vera L, Fernández LJ, Díaz-Marrero AR, Fernández JJ. Recirculating packed-bed biofilm photobioreactor combined with membrane ultrafiltration as advanced wastewater treatment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27309-2. [PMID: 37140860 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27309-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Packed-bed biofilm photobioreactor combined with ultrafiltration membrane was investigated for intensifying the process for secondary wastewater effluent treatment. Cylindrical glass carriers were used as supporting material for the microalgal-bacterial biofilm, which developed from indigenous microbial consortium. Glass carriers allowed adequate growth of the biofilm with limited suspended biomass. Stable operation was achieved after a start-up period of 1000 h, where supernatant biopolymer clusters were minimized and complete nitrification was observed. After that time, biomass productivity was 54 ± 18 mg·L-1·day-1. Green microalgae Tetradesmus obliquus and several strains of heterotrophic nitrification-aerobic denitrification bacteria and fungi were identified. Combined process exhibited COD, nitrogen and phosphorus removal rates of 56 ± 5%, 12 ± 2% and 20 ± 6%, respectively. Membrane fouling was mainly caused by biofilm formation, which was not effectively mitigated by air-scouring aided backwashing.
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- Oliver Díaz
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Spain.
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Tecnología Farmacéutica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez s/n, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
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- Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (IPNA)-CSIC, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 3, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
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- Instituto Universitario de Bio-Orgánica Antonio González (IUBO AG), Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de La Laguna, Avenida Astrofísico Francisco Sánchez 2, 38206, La Laguna, Spain
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Li Z, Wang J, Liu J, Chen X, Lei Z, Yuan T, Shimizu K, Zhang Z, Lee DJ, Lin Y, Adachi Y, van Loosdrecht MCM. Highly efficient carbon assimilation and nitrogen/phosphorus removal facilitated by photosynthetic O 2 from algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge under controlled DO/pH operation. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 238:120025. [PMID: 37156104 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/29/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Reducing CO2 emission and energy consumption is crucial for the sustainable management of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In this study, an algal-bacterial aerobic granular sludge (AGS) system was developed for efficient carbon (C) assimilation and nitrogen (N)/phosphorus (P) removal without the need for mechanical aeration. The photosynthetic O2 production by phototrophic organisms maintained the dissolved oxygen (DO) level at 3-4 mg/L in the bulk liquid, and an LED light control system reduced 10-30% of light energy consumption. Results showed that the biomass assimilated 52% of input dissolved total carbon (DTC), and the produced O2 simultaneously facilitated aerobic nitrification and P uptake with the coexisting phototrophs serving as a C fixer and O2 supplier. This resulted in a stably high total N removal of 81 ± 7% and an N assimilation rate of 7.55 mg/(g-MLVSS∙d) with enhanced microbial assimilation and simultaneous nitrification/denitrification. Good P removal of 92-98% was maintained during the test period at a molar ∆P/∆C ratio of 0.36 ± 0.03 and high P release and uptake rates of 10.84 ± 0.41 and 7.18 ± 0.24 mg/(g- MLVSS∙h), respectively. Photosynthetic O2 was more advantageous for N and P removal than mechanical aeration. This proposed system can contribute to a better design and sustainable operation of WWTPs using algal-bacterial AGS.
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- Zejiao Li
- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan.
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan; Faculty of Life Sciences, Toyo University, 1-1-1 Izumino, Oura-gun Itakura, Gunma 374-0193, Japan
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tang, Hong Kong; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Chung-Li 32003Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, HZ, Delft 2629, the Netherlands
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, van der Maasweg 9, HZ, Delft 2629, the Netherlands
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Sousa H, Sousa CA, Vale F, Santos L, Simões M. Removal of parabens from wastewater by Chlorella vulgaris-bacteria co-cultures. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 884:163746. [PMID: 37121314 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Anthropogenic activities have increased the dispersal of emerging contaminants (ECs), particularly of parabens, causing an escalation of their presence in wastewater (WW). Current WW technologies do not present satisfactory efficiency or sustainability in removing these contaminants. However, bioremediation with microalgae-based systems is proving to be a relevant technology for WW polishing, and the use of microalgae-bacteria consortia can improve the efficiency of WW treatment. This work aimed to study dual cultures of selected bacteria (Raoultella ornithinolytica, Acidovorax facilis, Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, Leucobacter sp. or Rhodococcus fascians) and the microalga Chlorella vulgaris in microbial growth and WW bioremediation - removal of methylparaben (MetP) and nutrients. The association with the bacteria was antagonistic for C. vulgaris biomass productivity as a result of the decreased growth kinetics in comparison to the axenic microalga. The presence of MetP did not disturb the growth of C. vulgaris under axenic or co-cultured conditions, except when associated with R. fascians, where growth enhancement was observed. The removal of MetP by the microalga was modest (circa 30 %, with a removal rate of 0.0343 mg/L.d), but increased remarkably when the consortia were used (> 50 %, with an average removal rate > 0.0779 mg/L.d), through biodegradation and photodegradation. For nutrient removal, the consortia were found to be less effective than the axenic microalga, except for nitrogen (N) removal by C. vulgaris w/ R. fascians. The overall results propose that C. vulgaris co-cultivation with bacteria can increase MetP removal, while negatively affecting the microalga growth and the consequent reduction of sludge production, highlighting the potential of microalgae-bacteria consortia for the effective polishing of WW contaminated with parabens.
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- Henrique Sousa
- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal; ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Satpati GG, Dikshit PK, Mal N, Pal R, Sherpa KC, Rajak RC, Rather SU, Raghunathan S, Davoodbasha M. A state of the art review on the co-cultivation of microalgae-fungi in wastewater for biofuel production. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 870:161828. [PMID: 36707000 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The microalgae have a great potential as the fourth generation biofuel feedstock to deal with energy crisis, but the cost of production and biomass harvest are the major hurdles in terms of large scale production and applications. Using filamentous fungi to culture targeted alga for biomass accumulation and eventually harvesting is a sustainable way to mitigate environmental impacts. Microalgal co-culture method could be an alternative to overcome limitations and increase biomass yield and lipid accumulation. It was found to be the high feasibility for the production of biofuels from fungi and microalgae using wastewater. This article aimed to state the synergistic approaches, their culture protocols, harvesting procedure and their potential biotechnological applications. Additionally, algal-fungal consortia could digest cellulosic biomass, potentially reducing operating costs as part of industrial need. As a result of co-cultivation, biofuel production could be economically feasible owing to its excellent ability to treat wastewater and be eco-friendly. The implications of the innovative co-cultivation technology have demonstrated the potential for further development based on the policies that have been supported and implemented.
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- Gour Gopal Satpati
- Department of Botany, Bangabasi Evening College, University of Calcutta, 19, Rajkumar Chakraborty Sarani, Kolkata 700009, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Vaddeswaram 522302, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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- Phycology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, 35, Ballygunge Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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- Microbial Process and Technology Division, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
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- Department of Botany, Marwari College, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box, 80204, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600048, India
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- School of Life Sciences, B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600048, India.
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Kumar A, Thakur A, Panesar PS. A review on the industrial wastewater with the efficient treatment techniques. CHEMICAL PAPERS 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s11696-023-02779-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
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Hao B, Wu H, You Y, Liang Y, Huang L, Sun Y, Zhang S, He B. Bacterial community are more susceptible to nanoplastics than algae community in aquatic ecosystems dominated by submerged macrophytes. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 232:119717. [PMID: 36796151 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.119717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
As a ubiquitous emerging pollutant, microplastics can interact with algal and bacterial communities in aquatic ecosystems. Currently, knowledge on how microplastics influence algae/bacteria is mostly limited to toxicity tests using either monocultures of algae/bacteria or specific algal-bacterial consortium. However, information on the effect of microplastics on algal and bacterial communities in natural habitats is not easily available. Here, we conducted a mesocosm experiment to test the effect of nanoplastics on algal and bacterial communities in aquatic ecosystems dominated by different submerged macrophytes. The community structure of algae and bacteria suspended in the water column (planktonic) and attached to the surface of submerged macrophytes (phyllospheric) were identified, respectively. Results showed that both planktonic and phyllospheric bacteria were more susceptible to nanoplastics, and these variations driven by decreased bacterial diversity and increased abundance of microplastic-degrading taxa, especially in aquatic systems dominated by V. natans. The community composition of both algae and bacteria were influenced to varying degrees by nanoplastics and/or plant types, but RDA results showed that only bacterial community composition was strongly correlated with environmental variables. Correlation network analysis showed that nanoplastics not only reduced the intensity of associations between planktonic algae and bacteria (average degree reduced from 4.88 to 3.24), but also reduced proportion of positive correlations (from 64% to 36%). Besides, nanoplastics also decreased the algal/bacterial connections between planktonic and phyllospheric habitats. Our study elucidates the potential interactions between nanoplastics and algal-bacterial community in natural aquatic ecosystems. These findings suggest that in aquatic ecosystems, bacterial community are more vulnerable to nanoplastics and may serve as a protective barrier for algae community. Further research is needed to reveal the protective mechanism of bacteria against algae at the community level.
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- Beibei Hao
- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Environmental Horticulture Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangdong Key Laboratory of Ornamental Plant Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Environmental Horticulture Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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Lihanová D, Lukáčová A, Beck T, Jedlička A, Vešelényiová D, Krajčovič J, Vesteg M. Versatile biotechnological applications of Euglena gracilis. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 2023; 39:133. [PMID: 36959517 DOI: 10.1007/s11274-023-03585-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Euglena gracilis is a freshwater protist possessing secondary chloroplasts of green algal origin. Various physical factors (e.g. UV) and chemical compounds (e.g. antibiotics) cause the bleaching of E. gracilis cells-the loss of plastid genes leading to the permanent inability to photosynthesize. Bleaching can be prevented by antimutagens (i.e. lignin, vitamin C and selenium). Besides screening the mutagenic and antimutagenic activity of chemicals, E. gracilis is also a suitable model for studying the biological effects of many organic pollutants. Due to its capability of heavy metal sequestration, it can be used for bioremediation. E. gracilis has been successfully transformed, offering the possibility of genetic modifications for synthesizing compounds of biotechnological interest. The novel design of the "next generation" transgenic expression cassettes with respect to the specificities of euglenid gene expression is proposed. Moreover, E. gracilis is a natural source of commercially relevant bioproducts such as (pro)vitamins, wax esters, polyunsaturated fatty acids and paramylon (β-1,3-glucan). One of the highest limitations of large-scale cultivation of E. gracilis is its disability to synthesize essential vitamins B1 and B12. This disadvantage can be overcome by co-cultivation of E. gracilis with other microorganisms, which can synthesize sufficient amounts of these vitamins. Such co-cultures can be used for the effective accumulation and harvesting of Euglena biomass by bioflocculation.
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- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- VEGA 1/0694/2021 Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic, and the Academy of Sciences
- ITMS 26210120024 European Regional Development Fund
- ITMS 26210120024 European Regional Development Fund
- ITMS 26210120024 European Regional Development Fund
- ITMS 26210120024 European Regional Development Fund
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- Diana Lihanová
- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, 917 01, Trnava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, 917 01, Trnava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, 917 01, Trnava, Slovakia
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- Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
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Liao L, Chen B, Deng K, He Q, Lin G, Guo J, Yan P. Effect of the N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine Lactone on the Carbon Fixation Capacity of the Algae-Bacteria System. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:5047. [PMID: 36981956 PMCID: PMC10049018 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2023] [Revised: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Algae-bacteria systems are used widely in wastewater treatment. N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (AHL) plays an important role in algal-bacteria communication. However, little study has been conducted on the ability of AHLs to regulate algal metabolism and the carbon fixation ability, especially in algae-bacteria system. In this study, we used the Microcystis aeruginosa + Staphylococcus ureilyticus strain as a algae-bacteria system. The results showed that 10 ng/L C6-HSL effectively increased the chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) concentration and carbon fixation enzyme activities in the algae-bacteria group and algae group, in which Chl-a, carbonic anhydrase activity, and Rubisco enzyme increased by 40% and 21%, 56.4% and 137.65%, and 66.6% and 10.2%, respectively, in the algae-bacteria group and algae group, respectively. The carbon dioxide concentration mechanism (CCM) model showed that C6-HSL increased the carbon fixation rate of the algae-bacteria group by increasing the CO2 transport rate in the water and the intracellular CO2 concentration. Furthermore, the addition of C6-HSL promoted the synthesis and secretion of the organic matter of algae, which provided biogenic substances for bacteria in the system. This influenced the metabolic pathways and products of bacteria and finally fed back to the algae. This study provided a strategy to enhance the carbon fixation rate of algae-bacteria consortium based on quorum sensing.
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- Lei Liao
- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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- College of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400045, China
- Key Laboratory of Ecological Environment of Three Gorges Reservoir Area, Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400045, China
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