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Kong W, Kong J, Ma J, Lyu H, Feng S, Wang Z, Yuan P, Shen B. Chlorella vulgaris cultivation in simulated wastewater for the biomass production, nutrients removal and CO 2 fixation simultaneously. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 284:112070. [PMID: 33561760 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) was promising microalgae to simultaneously achieve biomass production, carbon dioxide (CO2) fixation, nutrients removal and proteins production especially under different conditions of CO2 gas and wastewaters. Results presented that maximal specific growth rate of C. vulgaris was 0.21-0.35 d-1 and 0.33-0.43 d-1 at 0.038% and 10% CO2 respectively, and corresponding maximal CO2 fixation rate was attended with 4.51-14.26 and 56.26-85.72 mg CO2·L-1·d-1. C. vulgaris showed good wastewater removal efficiency of nitrogen and phosphorus at 10% CO2 with 96.12%-99.61% removal rates. Nitrogen fixation amount achieved 41.86 mg L-1 when the initial NH4Cl concentration was set at 60 mg L-1 at 10% CO2. Improved total protein (25.01-365.49 mg) and amino acids (24.56-196.44 mg) contents of C. vulgaris biomass was observed with the increasing of added CO2 and ammonium concentrations. Moreover, the developed kinetic function of C. vulgaris growth depends on both phosphorus quota and nitrogen quota with correlation coefficient (R2) ranged from 0.68 to 0.97. Computed maximal consumed nutrients concentrations (ΔCmax) based on Logistic function are positively related to initial NH4+-N concentrations, which indicated that adding ammonium could stimulate the utilization of both phosphorus and nitrogen.
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- Wenwen Kong
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Clean Energy and Pollution Control, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China; School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, PR China.
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Experimental Study of Substrate Limitation and Light Acclimation in Cultures of the Microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus—Parameter Identification and Model Predictive Control. Processes (Basel) 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/pr8121551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In this study, the parameters of a dynamic model of cultures of the microalgae Scenedesmus obliquus are estimated from datasets collected in batch photobioreactors operated with various initial conditions and light illumination conditions. Measurements of biomass, nitrogen quota, bulk substrate concentration, as well as chlorophyll concentration are achieved, which allow the determination of parameters with satisfactory confidence intervals and model cross-validation against independent data. The dynamic model is then used as a predictor in a nonlinear model predictive control strategy where the dilution rate and the incident light intensity are simultaneously manipulated in order to optimize the cumulated algal biomass production.
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Manhaeghe D, Blomme T, Van Hulle SWH, Rousseau DPL. Experimental assessment and mathematical modelling of the growth of Chlorella vulgaris under photoautotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 184:116152. [PMID: 32791422 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.116152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Microalgae show great potential for wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery. However, microalgae cultivation and harvesting are affected by the low biomass concentrations which are inherent to the photoautotrophic growth process. Mixotrophic growth can be a solution as it increases microalgae biomass concentration independently from the incident light intensity. In this work, a combined respirometric-titrimetric unit was used to assess the microalgae kinetics during such mixotrophic growth conditions for Chlorella vulgaris. Based on the experimental results, a microalgae model was extended in order to gain more insight in the delicate balance between photoautotrophic and heterotrophic growth. The results suggest that during heterotrophic growth with light in absence of external inorganic carbon sources (i.e. photoheterotrophic growth), all CO2 produced by the heterotrophic pathway is internally recycled for photoautotrophic growth. Moreover, it was shown that photoautotrophic growth is the preferential growth mechanism under mixotrophic cultivation conditions (i.e. light + inorganic carbon + organic carbon), but that high oxygen concentrations activate the heterotrophic growth pathway to avoid photorespiration. The extended microalgae model supports these findings, with good model performance for all conducted experiments.
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- D Manhaeghe
- Laboratory for Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium.
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- Laboratory for Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Industrial Water and Ecotechnology (LIWET), Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Graaf Karel de Goedelaan 5, B-8500, Kortrijk, Belgium
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Bekirogullari M, Figueroa-Torres GM, Pittman JK, Theodoropoulos C. Models of microalgal cultivation for added-value products - A review. Biotechnol Adv 2020; 44:107609. [PMID: 32781245 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2020.107609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Microalgae are considered a promising feedstock for biorefineries given that their chemical composition - rich in carbohydrate and lipid - can be directed towards the co-production of various value-added fuels and chemicals. Production of microalgal biomass for biorefinery purposes requires the identification and establishment of optimal cultivation systems, a crucial yet complicated task due to the numerous factors (e.g. media composition, light, temperature) that simultaneously regulate biomass growth and intracellular composition. Modelling these biological processes, taking into account a single or multiple growth-limiting factors, offers a valuable tool to simulate, design and optimise the dynamics of microalgae cultivation. This review provides an overview of existing models developed to describe microalgal growth processes at the macroscopic scale (also termed black-box models) and discusses their formulation in detail. The black-box kinetic modelling frameworks are compiled into single-factor (6 formulations) and multiple-factor (32 formulations - further divided into non-interactive, additive, and interactive) growth kinetic models, as reported in more than 80 studies, for the prediction of biomass growth as a function of major operational factors such as media composition (e.g. nutrient concentration) and environmental factors (e.g. transient light and temperature). In addition, the review focuses on those models that further account for the production dynamics of two microalgal intracellular products with renowned potential as biorefinery substrates: carbohydrate and lipid molecules. Models of microalgal cultivation dynamics offer a robust engineering tool to understand the natural yet complex responses of microalgae to their growing environment and can help - if used appropriately - to optimise microalgae cultivation and increase the economic viability and sustainability of microalgal systems.
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- Mesut Bekirogullari
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, Biochemical and Bioprocess Engineering Group, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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Jagadevan S, Banerjee A, Banerjee C, Guria C, Tiwari R, Baweja M, Shukla P. Recent developments in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering in microalgae towards biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2018; 11:185. [PMID: 29988523 PMCID: PMC6026345 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-018-1181-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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In the wake of the uprising global energy crisis, microalgae have emerged as an alternate feedstock for biofuel production. In addition, microalgae bear immense potential as bio-cell factories in terms of producing key chemicals, recombinant proteins, enzymes, lipid, hydrogen and alcohol. Abstraction of such high-value products (algal biorefinery approach) facilitates to make microalgae-based renewable energy an economically viable option. Synthetic biology is an emerging field that harmoniously blends science and engineering to help design and construct novel biological systems, with an aim to achieve rationally formulated objectives. However, resources and tools used for such nuclear manipulation, construction of synthetic gene network and genome-scale reconstruction of microalgae are limited. Herein, we present recent developments in the upcoming field of microalgae employed as a model system for synthetic biology applications and highlight the importance of genome-scale reconstruction models and kinetic models, to maximize the metabolic output by understanding the intricacies of algal growth. This review also examines the role played by microalgae as biorefineries, microalgal culture conditions and various operating parameters that need to be optimized to yield biofuel that can be economically competitive with fossil fuels.
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- Sheeja Jagadevan
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004 India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004 India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004 India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004 India
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- Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
- Enzyme and Microbial Biochemistry Lab, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Hauz-Khas, New Delhi 110016 India
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- Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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- Enzyme Technology and Protein Bioinformatics Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana 124001 India
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Kumar A, Guria C, Pathak AK. Potential CO 2 fixation and optimal Dunaliella tertiolecta cultivation: Influence of fertilizer, wavelength of light-emitting diodes, salinity and carbon supply strategy. J CO2 UTIL 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2017.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sinha SK, Kumar M, Guria C, Kumar A, Banerjee C. Biokinetic model-based multi-objective optimization of Dunaliella tertiolecta cultivation using elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm with inheritance. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 242:206-217. [PMID: 28416126 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/23/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Algal model based multi-objective optimization using elitist non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm with inheritance was carried out for batch cultivation of Dunaliella tertiolecta using NPK-fertilizer. Optimization problems involving two- and three-objective functions were solved simultaneously. The objective functions are: maximization of algae-biomass and lipid productivity with minimization of cultivation time and cost. Time variant light intensity and temperature including NPK-fertilizer, NaCl and NaHCO3 loadings are the important decision variables. Algal model involving Monod/Andrews adsorption kinetics and Droop model with internal nutrient cell quota was used for optimization studies. Sets of non-dominated (equally good) Pareto optimal solutions were obtained for the problems studied. It was observed that time variant optimal light intensity and temperature trajectories, including optimum NPK fertilizer, NaCl and NaHCO3 concentration has significant influence to improve biomass and lipid productivity under minimum cultivation time and cost. Proposed optimization studies may be helpful to implement the control strategy in scale-up operation.
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- Snehal K Sinha
- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, India
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, India.
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad 826 004, India
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Liu LP, Zong MH, Hu Y, Li N, Lou WY, Wu H. Efficient microbial oil production on crude glycerol by Lipomyces starkeyi AS 2.1560 and its kinetics. Process Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.03.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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