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Reza A, Chen L, Mao X. Response surface methodology for process optimization in livestock wastewater treatment: A review. Heliyon 2024; 10:e30326. [PMID: 38726140 PMCID: PMC11078649 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30326] [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: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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With increasing demand for meat and dairy products, the volume of wastewater generated from the livestock industry has become a significant environmental concern. The treatment of livestock wastewater (LWW) is a challenging process that involves removing nutrients, organic matter, pathogens, and other pollutants from livestock manure and urine. In response to this challenge, researchers have developed and investigated different biological, physical, and chemical treatment technologies that perform better upon optimization. Optimization of LWW handling processes can help improve the efficacy and sustainability of treatment systems as well as minimize environmental impacts and associated costs. Response surface methodology (RSM) as an optimization approach can effectively optimize operational parameters that affect process performance. This review article summarizes the main steps of RSM, recent applications of RSM in LWW treatment, highlights the advantages and limitations of this technique, and provides recommendations for future research and practice, including its cost-effectiveness, accuracy, and ability to improve treatment efficiency.
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- Arif Reza
- Department of Soil and Water Systems, Twin Falls Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, 315 Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID, 83303-1827, USA
- New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, 11794-5000, USA
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-5000, USA
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- Department of Soil and Water Systems, Twin Falls Research and Extension Center, University of Idaho, 315 Falls Avenue, Twin Falls, ID, 83303-1827, USA
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- New York State Center for Clean Water Technology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, 11794-5000, USA
- Department of Civil Engineering, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-4424, USA
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Tran DT, Nguyen NK, Yadav AS, Chuang A, Burford M, Ooi CH, Sreejith KR, Nguyen NT. Calcium alginate elastic capsules for microalgal cultivation. RSC Adv 2024; 14:15441-15448. [PMID: 38741954 PMCID: PMC11090016 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra00519h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Calcium alginate elastic capsules with a core-shell structure are versatile spherical solid beads that can be produced in large quantities using various techniques. This type of capsule is a promising platform for cell culture applications, owing to its mechanical elasticity and transparency. This paper reports the production of calcium alginate capsules with high consistency, and for the first time, demonstrates the feasibility of the capsules for microalgal cultivation. Cell growth analysis reveals that the vibrationally-shaken calcium alginate elastic capsule platform yielded a higher maximum cell number (4.86 × 108 cells per mL) during the cultivation period than the control solution platforms. Aquafeed and food supplements for humans are the targeted applications of this novel platform.
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- Du Tuan Tran
- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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- Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre, Griffith University 170 Kessels Road Nathan 4111 Queensland Australia
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Salehi B, Zhang B, Nowlin K, Wang L, Shahbazi A. A multifunctional cellulose- and starch-based composite hydrogel with iron-modified biochar particles for enhancing microalgae growth. Carbohydr Polym 2024; 327:121657. [PMID: 38171678 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121657] [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: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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A multifunctional polysaccharide-based hydrogel was studied as an additive for enhancing microalgae growth. The hydrogel was fabricated by physically and chemically crosslinking renewable ingredients of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), arrowroot starch, and activated biochar modified with iron using a bio-crosslinker of oxidized sucrose and a plasticizer of glycerol. The optimum formula for the hydrogel with a high swelling ratio, BET surface area, and electrical conductivity was found to include 1 g starch, 3 g CMC, 1.5 g biochar, 15 mL oxidized sucrose, and 1.5 mL glycerol in 200 mL deionized water. The algal yield and cell concentration after 14 days of growth in a Bold basal medium with an optimum concentration of 2.5 g hydrogel/L increased by 65.7 % and 92.2 %, respectively, compared to those of the control without the hydrogel. However, if the hydrogel concentration in the culture increased to 12.5 g/L, the algal yield was decreased by 67.8 % compared to the control due to oxidative injury. The hydrogel additive could significantly increase the nitrogen but decrease the carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur contents of the microalgae. The algal yield with 2.5 g/L hydrogel additive improved by 13.9 % compared to the algal yield with the same amounts of individual non-crosslinked hydrogel ingredients.
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- Bahare Salehi
- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA; Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bioengineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA; Department of Chemical, Biological, and Bioengineering, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA
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Alavianghavanini A, Shayesteh H, Bahri PA, Vadiveloo A, Moheimani NR. Microalgae cultivation for treating agricultural effluent and producing value-added products. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169369. [PMID: 38104821 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169369] [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: 11/03/2023] [Revised: 12/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Wastewater generated within agricultural sectors such as dairies, piggeries, poultry farms, and cattle meat processing plants is expected to reach 600 million m3 yr-1 globally. Currently, the wastewater produced by these industries are primarily treated by aerobic and anaerobic methods. However, the treated effluent maintains a significant concentration of nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus. On the other hand, the valorisation of conventional microalgae biomass into bioproducts with high market value still requires expensive processing pathways such as dewatering and extraction. Consequently, cultivating microalgae using agricultural effluents shows the potential as a future technology for producing value-added products and treated water with low nutrient content. This review explores the feasibility of growing microalgae on agricultural effluents and their ability to remove nutrients, specifically nitrogen and phosphorus. In addition to evaluating the market size and value of products from wastewater-grown microalgae, we also analysed their biochemical characteristics including protein, carbohydrate, lipid, and pigment content. Furthermore, we assessed the costs of both upstream and downstream processing of biomass to gain a comprehensive understanding of the economic potential of the process. The findings from this study are expected to facilitate further techno-economic and feasibility assessments by providing insights into optimized processing pathways and ultimately leading to the reduction of costs.
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- Arsalan Alavianghavanini
- Engineering and Energy, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Murdoch University, 90 South street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Algae R & D Centre, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Engineering and Energy, College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, Murdoch University, 90 South street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Algae R & D Centre, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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- Algae R & D Centre, Environmental and Conservation Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia.
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Osabutey A, Haleem N, Uguz S, Min K, Samuel R, Albert K, Anderson G, Yang X. Growth of Scenedesmus dimorphus in swine wastewater with versus without solid-liquid separation pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128434. [PMID: 36473585 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128434] [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: 10/25/2022] [Revised: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Scenedesmus dimorphus was cultivated in raw and pretreated swine wastewater (SW) with 6-L photobioreactors (PBRs) to investigate the effect of solid-liquid separation on algal growth. The same aerated PBRs containing no algae were used as control. Moderate COD and nitrogen removal from the SW was achieved with the algal PBRs. However, compared to the control reactors, they offered no consistent treatment boost. Improved algal growth occurred in the pretreated SW, as measured by maximum algal cell count (3202 ± 275 × 106 versus 2286 ± 589 × 106 cells L-1) and cell size. The enhanced algal growth in the pretreated SW resulted in relatively high nitrogen (5.7 %) and organic matter contents in the solids harvested at the end of cultivation experiments, with ∼25.6 % of nitrogen in the SW retained in the solids and ∼9.1 % absorbed by algae. The pretreatment also resulted in elevated phosphorus removal. This study is anticipated to foster the development of microalgae-based SW treatment processes.
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- Augustina Osabutey
- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA; Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Bursa Uludag University, Gorukle 16240, Bursa, Turkey
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- Department of Biology & Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007, USA.
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Zheng M, Shao S, Chen Y, Chen B, Wang M. Metagenomics analysis of microbial community distribution in large-scale and step-by-step purification system of swine wastewater. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 313:120137. [PMID: 36089141 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120137] [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: 03/23/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Biological treatment is one of the most widely used methods to treat swine wastewater in wastewater treatment plants. The microbial community plays an important role in the swine slurry treatment system. However, limited information is available regarding the correlation between pollutant concentration and dominant microbial community in swine wastewater. This work aimed to study the profiling of microbial communities and their abundance in the 40 M3/day large-scale and step-by-step treatment pools of swine wastewater. Metagenome sequencing was applied to study the changes of microbial community structure in biochemical reaction pools. The results showed that in the heavily polluted pools, it was mainly Proteobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Chlorella and other strains that could tolerate high concentration of ammonia nitrogen to remove nitrogen and absorb chemical oxygen demand (COD). In the moderately polluted pools, Nitrospirae, Actinobacteria and other strains further cooperated to purify swine wastewater. In the later stage, the emergence of Brachionus indicated the reduction of water pollution. The dominant microbes and their abundance changed with the purification of swine wastewater in different stages. Moreover, the dominant microflora of swine wastewater treatment pools at all levels reflected little difference in phylum classification level, while in genus classification level, the dominant microflora manifested great difference. Findings demonstrated that the microorganisms maintained ecological balance and absorbed the nutrients in the swine wastewater treatment pools, so as to play the role of purifying sewage. Therefore, the stepwise purification of swine wastewater can be realized by adding bacteria and microalgae of different genera.
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- Mingmin Zheng
- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China; Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117,China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China; Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117,China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117, China; Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, 350117,China.
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Li S, Qu W, Chang H, Li J, Ho SH. Microalgae-driven swine wastewater biotreatment: Nutrient recovery, key microbial community and current challenges. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 440:129785. [PMID: 36007366 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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As a promising technology, the microalgae-driven strategy can achieve environmentally sustainable and economically viable swine wastewater treatment. Currently, most microalgae-based research focuses on remediation improvement and biomass accumulation, while information on the removal mechanisms and dominant microorganisms is emerging but still limited. In this review, the major removal mechanisms of pollutants and pathogenic bacteria are systematically discussed. In addition, the bacterial and microalgal community during the swine wastewater treatment process are summarized. In general, Blastomonas, Flavobacterium, Skermanella, Calothrix and Sedimentibacter exhibit a high relative abundance. In contrast to the bacterial community, the microalgal community does not change much during swine wastewater treatment. Additionally, the effects of various parameters (characteristics of swine wastewater and cultivation conditions) on microalgal growth and current challenges in the microalgae-driven biotreatment process are comprehensively introduced. This review stresses the need to integrate bacterial and microalgal ecology information into the conventional design of full-scale swine wastewater treatment systems and operations. Herein, future research needs are also proposed, which will facilitate the development and operation of a more efficient microalgae-based swine wastewater treatment process.
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- Shengnan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China; College of Water Conservancy and Architecture Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing 400054, China
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- College of Water Conservancy and Architecture Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832000, Xinjiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province 150090, China.
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Critical Review on Nanomaterials for Enhancing Bioconversion and Bioremediation of Agricultural Wastes and Wastewater. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15155387] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion (AD), microalgae cultivation, and microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are the major biological processes to convert organic solid wastes and wastewater in the agricultural industry into biofuels, biopower, various biochemical and fertilizer products, and meanwhile, recycle water. Various nanomaterials including nano zero valent irons (nZVIs), metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs), carbon-based and multicompound nanomaterials have been studied to improve the economics and environmental sustainability of those biological processes by increasing their conversion efficiency and the quality of products, and minimizing the negative impacts of hazardous materials in the wastes. This review article presented the structures, functionalities and applications of various nanomaterials that have been studied to improve the performance of AD, microalgae cultivation, and MFCs for recycling and valorizing agricultural solid wastes and wastewater. The review also discussed the methods that have been studied to improve the performance of those nanomaterials for their applications in those biological processes.
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Lucakova S, Branyikova I, Kovacikova S, Masojidek J, Ranglova K, Branyik T, Ruzicka MC. Continuous electrocoagulation of Chlorella vulgaris in a novel channel-flow reactor: A pilot-scale harvesting study. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 351:126996. [PMID: 35292383 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126996] [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: 01/25/2022] [Revised: 03/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The most frequently used method to harvest microalgae on an industrial scale is centrifugation, although this has very high energy costs. To reduce these costs, a continuous electrocoagulation process for harvesting Chlorella vulgaris was developed and tested using a pilot-scale 111 L working volume device consisting of an electrolyser with iron electrodes, aggregation channel and lamellar settler. The flow rate of the microalgal suspension through the device was 240 L/h. When using controlled cultivation and subsequent electrocoagulation, a high harvesting efficiency (above 85%), a low Fe contamination in the harvested biomass (<4 mg Fe/g dry biomass, a harvested biomass complied with legislative requirements for food) and significant energy savings were achieved. When comparing electrocoagulation and subsequent centrifugation with the use of centrifugation alone, energy savings were 80 % for a biomass harvesting concentration of 0.23 g/L. Electrocoagulation was thus proven to be a feasible pre-concentration method for harvesting microalgae.
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- Simona Lucakova
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic; Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague 6 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Novohradska 237 - Opatovicky mlyn, Trebon 379 01, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Novohradska 237 - Opatovicky mlyn, Trebon 379 01, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague 6 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic
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Liu XY, Hong Y, Zhao GP, Zhang HK, Zhai QY, Wang Q. Microalgae-based swine wastewater treatment: Strain screening, conditions optimization, physiological activity and biomass potential. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 807:151008. [PMID: 34662604 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 10/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Using microalgae to treat swine wastewater (SW) can achieve wastewater purification and biomass recovery at the same time. The algae species suitable for growth in SW were screened in this study, and the response surface combined with the desirability function method was used for multi-objective optimization to obtain high algal biomass and pollutant removal. Chlorophyll fluorescence parameters and biomass composition were analyzed to evaluate the cell physiological activity and its application potential. Chlorella sp. HL was selected as the most suitable species for growth in SW, and after 9 d of cultivation, the maximum specific growth rate and highest algal density were achieved 0.51 d-1 and 2.43 × 107 cells/mL, respectively. In addition, the removal of total phosphate and chemical oxygen demand were reached 69.13% and 72.95%, respectively. The optimum conditions for maximum algal density and highest pollutant removal were determined as the light intensity of 58.73 μmol/m2/s, inoculation density of 5.0 × 106 cells/mL, and a light/dark ratio of 3 using response surface model, and the predicted overall desirability value was 0.96. The potential maximum quantum yield of PSII (Fv/Fm) of Chlorella sp. HL in the early stage of cultivation was 0.60-0.70, while under high light and long photoperiod, the value of Fv/Fm and performance index of Chlorella decreased, trapped and dissipated energy flux per reaction center increased. The higher heating value of 18.25 MJ/kg indicated that the Chlorella cultivated in SW could be a good feedstock for biofuel production.
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- Xiao-Ya Liu
- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Lab for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 100083, China
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Lucakova S, Branyikova I, Kovacikova S, Pivokonsky M, Filipenska M, Branyik T, Ruzicka MC. Electrocoagulation reduces harvesting costs for microalgae. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 323:124606. [PMID: 33385625 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Centrifugation is the most commonly used method for harvesting autotrophically produced microalgae, but it is expensive due to high energy demands. With the aim of reducing these costs, we tested electrocoagulation with iron electrodes for harvesting Chlorella vulgaris. During extensive lab-scale experiments, the following factors were studied to achieve a high harvesting efficiency and a low iron content in the harvested biomass: electric charge, initial biomass concentration, pH, temperature, agitation intensity, residual salt content and electrolysis time. A harvesting efficiency greater than 95% was achieved over a broad range of conditions and the residual iron content in the biomass complied with legislative requirements for food. Using electrocoagulation as the pre-concentration step prior to centrifugation, total energy costs were reduced to 0.136 kWh/kg of dry biomass, which is less than 14% of that for centrifugation alone. Our data show that electrocoagulation is a suitable and cost-effective method for harvesting microalgae.
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- Simona Lucakova
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic; Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague 6 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Pod Patankou 30/5, Prague 6 166 12, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Hydrodynamics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Pod Patankou 30/5, Prague 6 166 12, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Technicka 5, Prague 6 166 28, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6 165 02, Czech Republic
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López-Pacheco IY, Silva-Núñez A, García-Perez JS, Carrillo-Nieves D, Salinas-Salazar C, Castillo-Zacarías C, Afewerki S, Barceló D, Iqbal HNM, Parra-Saldívar R. Phyco-remediation of swine wastewater as a sustainable model based on circular economy. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 278:111534. [PMID: 33129031 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Pork production has expanded in the world in recent years. This growth has caused a significant increase in waste from this industry, especially of wastewater. Although there has been an increase in wastewater treatment, there is a lack of useful technologies for the treatment of wastewater from the pork industry. Swine farms generate high amounts of organic pollution, with large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus with final destination into water bodies. Sadly, little attention has been devoted to animal wastes, which are currently treated in simple systems, such as stabilization ponds or just discharged to the environment without previous treatment. This uncontrolled release of swine wastewater is a major cause of eutrophication processes. Among the possible treatments, phyco-remediation seems to be a sustainable and environmentally friendly option of removing compounds from wastewater such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and some metal ions. Several studies have demonstrated the feasibility of treating swine wastewater using different microalgae species. Nevertheless, the practicability of applying this procedure at pilot-scale has not been explored before as an integrated process. This work presents an overview of the technological applications of microalgae for the treatment of wastewater from swine farms and the by-products (pigments, polysaccharides, lipids, proteins) and services of commercial interest (biodiesel, biohydrogen, bioelectricity, biogas) generated during this process. Furthermore, the environmental benefits while applying microalgae technologies are discussed.
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- Itzel Y López-Pacheco
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Av. General Ramón Corona 2514, Nuevo México, C.P. 45138, Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain; Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), C/Emili Grahit 101, 17003, Girona, Spain; College of Environmental and Resources Sciences, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Monterrey, 64849, Mexico.
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Taimbú CA, Martín M, Grossmann IE. Process Optimization for the Hydrothermal Production of Algae Fuels. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Carlos Andrés Taimbú
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Textil, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza Caídos 1−5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química y Textil, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza Caídos 1−5, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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Enhancing Stability of Microalgae Biocathode by a Partially Submerged Carbon Cloth Electrode for Bioenergy Production from Wastewater. ENERGIES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/en12173229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The electricity output from microbial fuel cell (MFC) with a microalgae assisted cathode is usually higher than that with an air cathode. The output of electricity from a photosynthetic microalgae MFC was positively correlated with the dissolved oxygen (DO) level in the microalgae assisted biocathode. However, DO is highly affected by the photosynthesis of microalgae, leading to the low stability in the electricity output that easily varies with the change in microalgae growth. In this study, to improve the electricity output stability of the MFC, a partially submerged carbon cloth cathode electrode was first investigated to use oxygen from both microalgae and air, with synthetic piggery wastewater used as the anolyte and anaerobically digested swine wastewater as the catholyte. When the DO levels dropped from 13.6–14.8 to 1.0–1.6 mg/L, the working voltages in the MFCs with partially submerged electrodes remained high (256–239 mV), whereas that for the conventional completely submerged electrodes dropped from 259 to 102 mV. The working voltages (average, 297 ± 26 mV) of the MFCs with the 50% submerged electrodes were significantly (p < 0.05) higher than with other partially or completely submerged electrodes. The associated maximum lipid production from wastewater was 250 ± 42 mg/L with lipid content of 41 ± 6% dry biomass. Although the partially submerged electrode had no significant effects on lipid production or nitrogen removal in wastewater, there was significant improvement in the stability of the electricity generated under variable conditions.
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López-Pacheco IY, Carrillo-Nieves D, Salinas-Salazar C, Silva-Núñez A, Arévalo-Gallegos A, Barceló D, Afewerki S, Iqbal HMN, Parra-Saldívar R. Combination of nejayote and swine wastewater as a medium for Arthrospira maxima and Chlorella vulgaris production and wastewater treatment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 676:356-367. [PMID: 31048166 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2019] [Revised: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Nejayote and swine wastewater are highly pollutant effluents and a source of organic matter load that sometimes released into water bodies (rivers or lakes), soils or public sewer system, with or without partial treatments. Nejayote is a wastewater product of alkaline cooking of maize, whereas, swine wastewater results from the primary production of pigs for the meat market. Owing to the presence of environmentally related pollutants, both sources are considered the major cause of pollution and thus require urgent action. Herein, we report a synergistic approach to effectively use and/or treat Nejayote and swine wastewater as a cost-effective culture medium for microalgae growth, which ultimately induces the removal of polluting agents. In this study, the strains Arthrospira maxima and Chlorella vulgaris were grown using different dilutions of Nejayote and swine wastewater. Both wastewaters were used as the only source of macronutrients and trace elements for growth. For A. maxima, the treatment of 10% nejayote and 90% of water (T3) resulted in a cell growth of 32 × 104 cell/mL at 12 days (μmax = 0.27/d). While, a mixture of 25% swine wastewater, 25% nejayote and 50% water (T2) produced 32 × 104 cell/mL at 18 days (μmax = 0.16/d). A significant reduction was also noted as 92% from 138 mg/L of TN, 75% from 77 mg/L of TP, and 96% from 8903 mg/L of COD, among different treatments. For C. vulgaris, the treatment of 10% swine wastewater and 90% water (T1) gave a cell growth of 128 × 106 cell/mL (μmax = 0.57/d) followed by T3 yielded 62 × 106 cell/mL (μmax = 0.70/d) and T2 yielded 48 × 106 cell/mL (μmax = 0.54/d). Up to 91% reduction from 138 mg/L of TN, 85% from 19 mg/L of TP and 96% from 4870 mg/L of COD was also recorded. These results show that microalgae can be used to treat these types of wastewater while at the same time using them as a culture media for microalgae. The resultant biomass can additionally be used for getting other sub-products of commercial interest.
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- Itzel Y López-Pacheco
- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDAEA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, Barcelona 08034, Spain; ICRA, Catalan Institute for Water Research, University of Girona, Emili Grahit 101, Girona 17003, Spain; Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saud University, PO Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA; Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.
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- Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, Campus Monterrey, Ave. Eugenio Garza Sada 2501, CP 64849 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico.
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Wang L, Addy M, Lu Q, Cobb K, Chen P, Chen X, Liu Y, Wang H, Ruan R. Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in sludge extracts: Nutrient removal and algal utilization. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 280:505-510. [PMID: 30777700 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 02/01/2019] [Accepted: 02/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In order to utilize the excess sludge and reduce the cost of algal cultivation, Chlorella vulgaris was cultivated in increasing proportions of sludge extracts for simultaneous nutrients removal and algal utilization. Results showed that C. vulgaris cultivated in the 100% sludge extract gained the highest total biomass (33.98 ± 0.30 × 106 cells/mL) and showed good results in TOC (absolute value 175 mg/L) and nutrients (TN: 77.1%; TP: 95.0%) removals. According to the Excitation-emission matrix spectra (EEMs) analysis, the 8th day was suggested as the optimal time for biomass harvesting. Although the lipid contents showed a negative correlation with the proportion of sludge extract, the FAME analysis showed that the saturated fatty acids (SFA) contents decreased and the unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) content increased as the concentration of sludge extract increased. The 100% sludge extract could be a desirable alternative medium for the algae cultivation.
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- Lu Wang
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China; Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- The Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, PR China
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China
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- The Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, PR China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, National Engineering Laboratory for Industrial Wastewater Treatment, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, PR China.
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108, USA; The Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, People's Republic of China, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330047, PR China
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Zhang W, Li J, Zhang Z, Fan G, Ai Y, Gao Y, Pan G. Comprehensive evaluation of a cost-effective method of culturing Chlorella pyrenoidosa with unsterilized piggery wastewater for biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2019; 12:69. [PMID: 30976319 PMCID: PMC6442423 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-019-1407-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND The utilization of Chlorella for the dual goals of biofuel production and wastewater nutrient removal is highly attractive. Moreover, this technology combined with flue gas (rich in CO2) cleaning is considered to be an effective way of improving biofuel production. However, the sterilization of wastewater is an energy-consuming step. This study aimed to comprehensively evaluate a cost-effective method of culturing Chlorella pyrenoidosa in unsterilized piggery wastewater for biofuel production by sparging air or simulated flue gas, including algal biomass production, lipid production, nutrient removal rate and the mutual effects between algae and other microbes. RESULTS The average biomass productivity of C. pyrenoidosa reached 0.11 g L-1 day-1/0.15 g L-1 day-1 and the average lipid productivity reached 19.3 mg L-1 day-1/30.0 mg L-1 day-1 when sparging air or simulated flue gas, respectively. This method achieved fairish nutrient removal efficiency with respect to chemical oxygen demand (43.9%/55.1% when sparging air and simulated flue gas, respectively), ammonia (98.7%/100% when sparging air and simulated flue gas, respectively), total nitrogen (38.6%/51.9% when sparging air or simulated flue gas, respectively) and total phosphorus (42.8%/60.5% when sparging air or simulated flue gas, respectively). Culturing C. pyrenoidosa strongly influenced the microbial community in piggery wastewater. In particular, culturing C. pyrenoidosa enriched the abundance of the obligate parasite Vampirovibrionales, which can result in the death of Chlorella. CONCLUSION The study provided a comprehensive evaluation of culturing C. pyrenoidosa in unsterilized piggery wastewater for biofuel production. The results indicated that this cost-effective method is feasible but has considerable room for improving. More importantly, this study elucidated the mutual effects between algae and other microbes. In particular, a detrimental effect of the obligate parasite Vampirovibrionales on algal biomass and lipid production was found.
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- Weiguo Zhang
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
- Key Lab of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, 210014 China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjng, 210014 China
- Key Lab of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province-State Key Laboratory Breeding Base, 50 Zhongling Street, Nanjing, 210014 China
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- School of Animal Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst, Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0QF UK
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Cheng DL, Ngo HH, Guo WS, Chang SW, Nguyen DD, Kumar SM. Microalgae biomass from swine wastewater and its conversion to bioenergy. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 275:109-122. [PMID: 30579101 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Revised: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Ever-increasing swine wastewater (SW) has become a serious environmental concern. High levels of nutrients and toxic contaminants in SW significantly impact on the ecosystem and public health. On the other hand, swine wastewater is considered as valuable water and nutrient source for microalgae cultivation. The potential for converting the nutrients from SW into valuable biomass and then generating bioenergy from it has drawn increasing attention. For this reason, this review comprehensively discussed the biomass production, SW treatment efficiencies, and bioenergy generation potentials through cultivating microalgae in SW. Microalgae species grow well in SW with large amounts of biomass being produced, despite the impact of various parameters (e.g., nutrients and toxicants levels, cultivation conditions, and bacteria in SW). Pollutants in SW can effectively be removed by harvesting microalgae from SW, and the harvested microalgae biomass elicits high potential for conversion to valuable bioenergy.
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- D L Cheng
- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia.
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- Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NWS 2007, Australia; Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Energy & Engineering, Kyonggi University, 442-760, Republic of Korea; Institution of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Viet Nam
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, Tamilnadu 600 036, India
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Bekoe D, Wang L, Zhang B, Scott Todd M, Shahbazi A. Aerobic treatment of swine manure to enhance anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2018; 53:145-151. [PMID: 29131711 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2017.1397454] [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: 06/07/2023]
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Aerobic treatment of swine manure was coupled with anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation. A 14-day aerobic treatment reduced the total solid content of swine manure by >15%. Ammonia and carbon dioxide were stripped by the air supplied, and this off-gas was further used to aerate the culture of Chlorella vulgaris. The microalgal growth rates in Bristol medium and the wastewater with the off-gas increased from 0.08 to 0.22 g/L/d and from 0.15 to 0.24 g/L/d, respectively. Meanwhile, the aerobically treated swine manure showed a higher methane yield during anaerobic digestion. The experimental results were used to establish a demonstration unit consisting of a 100 L composter, a 200 L anaerobic digester, a 60 L tubular photobioreactor, and a 300 L micro-open raceway pond.
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- Dominic Bekoe
- a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA
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- a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design , North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University , Greensboro , North Carolina , USA
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Wen Y, He Y, Ji X, Li S, Chen L, Zhou Y, Wang M, Chen B. Isolation of an indigenous Chlorella vulgaris from swine wastewater and characterization of its nutrient removal ability in undiluted sewage. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 243:247-253. [PMID: 28672187 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.06.094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 06/17/2017] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Bio-treatment of wastewater mediated by microalgae is considered as a promising solution. This work aimed to isolate an indigenous microalgal strain (named MBFJNU-1) from swine wastewater effluent and identify as Chlorella vulgaris. After 12days, the removal efficiencies of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) in undiluted swine slurry were 90.51% and 91.54%, respectively. Stress tolerance in response to wastewater was verified by cultivating in artificial wastewater containing different levels of chemical oxygen demand (COD), TN and TP. MBFJNU-1 could grow well in undiluted swine slurry and artificial wastewater containing 30,000mg/L COD or 2000mg/L TN. Furthermore, global nuclear DNA methylation (5-mC) of MBFJNU-1 was employed to explore the possible mechanism in response to wastewater stress. The results showed that the level of 5-mC was inversely proportional to the growth of MBFJNU-1 in different diluted swine slurry, helping to understand 5-mC variation in response to stress environment.
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- Yangmin Wen
- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China; Quanzhou Medical College, Quanzhou 362000, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China; Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China; Engineering Research Center of Industrial Microbiology, Ministry of Education, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou 350117, China.
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Fernández-Linares LC, Guerrero Barajas C, Durán Páramo E, Badillo Corona JA. Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris and indigenous microalgae biomass with treated wastewater as growth culture medium. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 244:400-406. [PMID: 28783567 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The aim of the present work was to evaluate the feasibility of microalgae cultivation using secondary treated domestic wastewater. Two Chlorella vulgaris strains (CICESE and UTEX) and an indigenous consortium, were cultivated on treated wastewater enriched with and without the fertilizer Bayfolan®. Biomass production for C. vulgaris UTEX, CICESE and the indigenous consortium grown in treated wastewater was 1.167±0.057, 1.575±0.434 and 1.125±0.250g/L, with a total lipid content of 25.70±1.24, 23.35±3.01and 20.54±1.23% dw, respectively. The fatty acids profiles were mainly composed of C16 and C18. Regardless of the media used, in all three strains unsaturated fatty acids were the main FAME (fatty acids methyl esters) accumulated in a range of 45-62%. An enrichment of treated wastewater with Bayfolan® significantly increased the production of biomass along with an increase in pigments and proteins of ten and threefold, respectively.
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- Luis C Fernández-Linares
- Departamento de Bioprocesos, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología - Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIBI - IPN), Av. Acueducto s/n Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, 07340 Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioprocesos, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología - Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIBI - IPN), Av. Acueducto s/n Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, 07340 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioprocesos, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología - Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIBI - IPN), Av. Acueducto s/n Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, 07340 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioprocesos, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Biotecnología - Instituto Politécnico Nacional (UPIBI - IPN), Av. Acueducto s/n Col. Barrio la Laguna Ticomán, 07340 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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