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Torbati S, Atashbar Kangarloei B, Asalpisheh Z. Fluoranthene biotreatment using prominent freshwater microalgae: physiological responses of microalgae and artificial neural network modeling of the bioremoval process. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2024; 26:1038-1048. [PMID: 38084668 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2288900] [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: 04/26/2024]
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Due to the intensified industrial activities and other anthropogenic actions, contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has been growing at an alarming rate, turning in to a serious environmental concern. Bioremediation, as an eco-friendly and sustainable removal technology, can be used by organisms to reduce the resulting contaminations. In the present study, the ability of Tetradesmus obliquus to remove of fluoranthene (FLA) was evaluated. It was confirmed that FLA removal efficiency was managed by various environmental parameters and pH was found to be one of the most important influencial factors. The reusability of the algae in long-term repetitive operations confirmed the occurrence of biodegradation along with other natural attenuation and 10 intermediate compounds were identified in the FLA biodegradation pathway by GC-MS. As a result of physiological assays, induced antioxidant enzymes activities and augmentation of phenol and flavonoids contents, after the treatment of the microalgae by a high concentration of FLA, confirmed the ability of the microalgae to upregulate its antioxidant defense system in response to the toxic effects of FLA. An artificial neural network (ANN) model was then developed to predict FLA biodegradation efficiency and the appropriate predictive performance of ANN was confirmed by comparing the experimental FLA removal efficiency with its predicted amounts (R2 = 0.99).
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- Samaneh Torbati
- Department of Ecology and Aquatic Stocks Management, Artemia and Aquaculture Research Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Ecology and Aquatic Stocks Management, Artemia and Aquaculture Research Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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- Department of Ecology and Aquatic Stocks Management, Artemia and Aquaculture Research Institute, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
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Wang Q, Higgins B, Fallahi A, Wilson AE. Engineered algal systems for the treatment of anaerobic digestate: A meta-analysis. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120669. [PMID: 38520852 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120669] [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: 12/16/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The objective of this review was to provide quantitative insights into algal growth and nutrient removal in anaerobic digestate. To synthesize the relevant literature, a meta-analysis was conducted using data from 58 articles to elucidate key factors that impact algal biomass productivity and nutrient removal from anaerobic digestate. On average, algal biomass productivity in anaerobic digestate was significantly lower than that in synthetic control media (p < 0.05) but large variation in productivity was observed. A mixed-effects multiple regression model across study revealed that biological or chemical pretreatment of digestate significantly increase productivity (p < 0.001). In contrast, the commonly used practice of digestate dilution was not a significant factor in the model. High initial total ammonia nitrogen suppressed algal growth (p = 0.036) whereas initial total phosphorus concentration, digestate sterilization, CO2 supplementation, and temperature were not statistically significant factors. Higher growth corresponded with significantly higher NH4-N and phosphorus removal with a linear relationship of 6.4 mg NH4-N and 0.73 mg P removed per 100 mg of algal biomass growth (p < 0.001). The literature suggests that suboptimal algal growth in anaerobic digestate could be due to factors such as turbidity, high free ammonia, and residual organic compounds. This analysis shows that non-dilution approaches, such as biological or chemical pretreatment, for alleviating algal inhibition are recommended for algal digestate treatment systems.
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- Qichen Wang
- Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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- Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Biosystems Engineering, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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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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Wang S, Zhao Q, Yu H, Du X, Zhang T, Sun T, Song W. Assessing the potential of Chlorella sp. phycoremediation liquid digestates from brewery wastes mixture integrated with bioproduct production. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1199472. [PMID: 37388770 PMCID: PMC10303122 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1199472] [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: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Digestates from different anaerobic digesters are promising substrates for microalgal culture, leading to effective wastewater treatment and the production of microalgal biomass. However, further detailed research is needed before they can be used on a large scale. The aims of this study were to investigate the culture of Chlorella sp. in DigestateM from anaerobic fermentation of brewer's grains and brewery wastewater (BWW) and to explore the potential use of the biomass produced under different experimental conditions, including diverse cultivation modes and dilution ratios. Cultivation in DigestateM initiated from 10% (v/v) loading, with 20% BWW, obtained maximum biomass production, reaching 1.36 g L-1 that was 0.27g L-1 higher than 1.09 g L-1 of BG11. In terms of DigestateM remediation, the maximum removal of ammonia nitrogen (NH4 +-N), chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen, and total phosphorus reached 98.20%, 89.98%, 86.98%, and 71.86%, respectively. The maximum lipid, carbohydrate, and protein contents were 41.60%, 32.44%, and 27.72%, respectively. The growth of Chlorella sp. may be inhibited when the Y(II)-Fv/Fm ratio is less than 0.4.
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Thiviyanathan VA, Ker PJ, Amin EPP, Tang SGH, Yee W, Jamaludin MZ. Quantifying Microalgae Growth by the Optical Detection of Glucose in the NIR Waveband. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28031318. [PMID: 36770982 PMCID: PMC9921349 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28031318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Microalgae have become a popular area of research over the past few decades due to their enormous benefits to various sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, biofuels, and food and feed. Nevertheless, the benefits of microalgae cannot be fully exploited without the optimization of their upstream production. The growth of microalgae is commonly measured based on the optical density of the sample. However, the presence of debris in the culture and the optical absorption of the intercellular components affect the accuracy of this measurement. As a solution, this paper introduces the direct optical detection of glucose molecules at 940-960 nm to accurately measure the growth of microalgae. In addition, this paper also discusses the effects of the presence of glucose on the absorption of free water molecules in the culture. The potential of the optical detection of glucose as a complement to the commonly used optical density measurement at 680 nm is discussed in this paper. Lastly, a few recommendations for future works are presented to further verify the credibility of glucose detection for the accurate determination of microalgae's growth.
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (P.J.K.); (S.G.H.T.)
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Center for Toxicology and Health Risk Studies (CORE), Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
- Correspondence: (P.J.K.); (S.G.H.T.)
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- Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Institute of Sustainable Energy, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang 43000, Selangor, Malaysia
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Chen X, Zhao J, Zhang X, Song M, Ye X. Self-regulation mechanism difference of Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus obliquus in toxic sludge extract caused by hydroquinone biodegradation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 214:114107. [PMID: 35995230 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 08/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) and Scenedesmus obliquus (S. obliquus) were compared to remove toxicity under conditions of sludge extract cultivation for 30 days. The toxicity of sludge extract, the growth characteristics, photosynthetic pigment, superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme and catalase (CAT) enzyme activities of the two microalgae were studied by contrast. The results showed that small molecular organic matter (<500 Da) was more easily utilized by microalgae. The toxicity in the toxic group of C. vulgaris and S. obliquus on the 30th day decreased to 56.8 ± 1.2% and 60.7 ± 2.8%, respectively. In the toxic group, the maximal SOD enzyme activity of C. vulgaris and S. obliquus were 2.02 U/mg proteins and 8.21 U/mg proteins, respectively, demonstrating that toxicity caused more oxidative damage to S. obliquus than to C. vulgaris. Proteomics analysis revealed that C. vulgaris mainly regulates energy synthesis and distribution primarily through sugar metabolism, and biomass synthesis primarily through carbon metabolism, whereas S. obliquus mainly regulates energy synthesis and distribution primarily through sugar metabolism and oxidative phosphorylation, resulting in sludge toxicity stress regulation.
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- Xiurong Chen
- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of Industrial Wastewater Detoxication and Resource Recovery, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Risk Assessment and Control on Chemical Process, School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200237, China
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Eraky M, Elsayed M, Qyyum MA, Ai P, Tawfik A. A new cutting-edge review on the bioremediation of anaerobic digestate for environmental applications and cleaner bioenergy. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 213:113708. [PMID: 35724728 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Circular agriculture and economy systems have recently emerged around the world. It is a long-term environmental strategy that promotes economic growth and food security while reducing negative environmental consequences. Anaerobic digestion (AD) process has a high contribution and effective biodegradation route for bio-wastes valorization and reducing greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions. However, the remaining massive digestate by-product contains non-fermented organic fractions, macro and/or micro-nutrients, heavy metals, and metalloids. Direct application of digestate in agriculture negatively affected the properties of the soil due to the high load of nutrients as well as the residuals of GHGs are emitted to the environment. Recycling and valorizing of anaerobic digestate is the main challenge for the sustainable biogas industry and nutrients recovery. To date, there is no global standard process for the safe digestate handling. This review described the biochemical composition and separation processes of anaerobic digestate. Further, advanced physical, chemical, and biological remediation's of the diverse digestate are comprehensively discussed. Moreover, recycling technologies such as phyco-remediation, bio-floc, and entomoremediation were reviewed as promising solutions to enhance energy and nutrient recovery, making the AD technology more sustainable with additional profits. Finally, this review gives an in-depth discussion of current biorefinery technologies, key roles of process parameters, and identifies challenges of nutrient recovery from digestate and prospects for future studies at large scale.
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- Mohamed Eraky
- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 12613, Giza, Egypt
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- Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
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- College of Engineering, Huazhong Agricultural University, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- National Research Centre, Water Pollution Research Department, P.O. Box 12622, Giza, Egypt.
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Growth Performance and Biochemical Composition of Waste-Isolated Microalgae Consortia Grown on Nano-Filtered Pig Slurry and Cheese Whey under Mixotrophic Conditions. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8100474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The cultivation mode plays a vital role in algal growth and composition. This paper assessed the growth ability of twelve algae–microbial consortia (ACs) originally selected from organic wastes when nano-filtered pig slurry wastewater (NFP) and cheese whey (CW) were used as growth substrates in a mixotrophic mode in comparison with a photoautotrophic mode. Nutrient uptake ability, biochemical composition, fatty acids, and amino acid profiles of ACs were compared between both cultivation conditions. On average, 47% higher growth rates and 35% higher N uptake were found in mixotrophic cultivation along with significant P and TOC removal rates. Changing the cultivation mode did not affect AA and FA composition but improved EAA content, providing the potential for AC_5 and AC_4 to be used as local protein feed supplements. The results also showed the possibility for AC_6 and AC_1 to be used as omega-3 supplements due to their low ω-6–ω-3 ratio.
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Cavalletti E, Romano G, Palma Esposito F, Barra L, Chiaiese P, Balzano S, Sardo A. Copper Effect on Microalgae: Toxicity and Bioremediation Strategies. TOXICS 2022; 10:527. [PMID: 36136491 PMCID: PMC9504759 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10090527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Microalgae are increasingly recognised as suitable microorganisms for heavy metal (HM) removal, since they are able to adsorb them onto their cell wall and, in some cases, compartmentalise them inside organelles. However, at relatively high HM concentrations, they could also show signs of stress, such as organelle impairments and increased activities of antioxidant enzymes. The main aim of this review is to report on the mechanisms adopted by microalgae to counteract detrimental effects of high copper (Cu) concentrations, and on the microalgal potential for Cu bioremediation of aquatic environments. Studying the delicate balance between beneficial and detrimental effects of Cu on microalgae is of particular relevance as this metal is widely present in aquatic environments facing industrial discharges. This metal often induces chloroplast functioning impairment, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and growth rate reduction in a dose-dependent manner. However, microalgae also possess proteins and small molecules with protective role against Cu and, in general, metal stress, which increase their resistance towards these pollutants. Our critical literature analysis reveals that microalgae can be suitable indicators of Cu pollution in aquatic environments, and could also be considered as components of eco-sustainable devices for HM bioremediation in association with other organisms.
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- Elena Cavalletti
- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Via Università 100, 80055 Portici, Italy
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
- Department of Marine Microbiology and Biogeochemistry (MMB), Netherland Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Landsdiep 4, 1793 AB Texel, The Netherlands
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- Department of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Via Acton 55, 80133 Naples, Italy
- Istituto di Scienze Applicate e Sistemi Intelligenti “Eduardo Caianiello” (ISASI), CNR, Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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Zielińska M, Rusanowska P, Zieliński M, Dudek M, Kazimierowicz J, Quattrocelli P, Dębowski M. Liquid fraction of digestate pretreated with membrane filtration for cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 146:1-10. [PMID: 35533543 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2022.04.043] [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: 02/16/2022] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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To make microalgae cultivation economically feasible, different waste streams that may serve as cultivation media are being searched for. The aim of this study was membrane filtration of the liquid fraction of digestate (LFD) to produce permeate that will be an effective medium for the cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris. Microfiltration (MF) and ultrafiltration (UF) with ceramic membranes were used in one- and two-stage systems at transmembrane pressures (TMP) of 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4 MPa. The hydraulic capacities of the membrane modules allowed MF at 0.2 MPa to be selected as the most feasible variant of the one-stage variants. The use of MF permeates for microalgae cultivation resulted in the highest biomass yield, due to optimum pH (about 8.8), low color, and high nutrient concentration (about 290 mg/dm3 of ammonium and about 22 mg/dm3 of orthophosphates). The high pH (about 9.7) of the UF permeates, which increased the concentration of free ammonia, reduced microalgae growth by 50% compared to the growth noted with the MF permeates. Due to the low nutrient concentration, the use of permeates from the two-stage systems resulted in microalgae growth more than two times lower than the use of MF permeates. Mathematical modeling indicated that the component of the cultivation medium that most significantly affected microalgae growth was the initial ammonium concentration.
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- Magdalena Zielińska
- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Słoneczna 45G, 10-709 Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environment Engineering, Warszawska 117, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environment Engineering, Warszawska 117, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environment Engineering, Warszawska 117, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Bialystok University of Technology, Department of Water Supply and Sewage Systems, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Wiejska 45E, 15-351 Białystok, Poland
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- Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Institute of Life Sciences, BioLabs Via L. Alamanni, 22, 56010 Ghezzano, Pisa, Italy
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- University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Department of Environment Engineering, Warszawska 117, 10-720 Olsztyn, Poland
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Gougoulias N, Papapolymerou G, Mpesios A, Kasiteropoulou D, Metsoviti MN, Gregoriou ME. Effect of macronutrients and of anaerobic digestate on the heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris grown with glycerol. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:29638-29650. [PMID: 34846658 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17698-7] [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: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aim of this work was to investigate the kinetics of the heterotrophic growth of Chlorella vulgaris as a means of producing bio-oil for biodiesel production. Glycerol was used as the sole organic carbon substrate. Anaerobic digestate from a local plant was used to examine its effect on the kinetics and the protein and lipid content of the biomass. The effect of the initial carbon and nitrogen concentrations on the carbon uptake rate was studied independently. In the one set of five experiments, the organic carbon in the form of glycerol varied from 0.27 to 5.36 g L-1, while the concentration of atomic nitrogen was held constant and equal to 45.4 mg L-1. The Co/No ratio varied from 6 to 118.1. In the second set, also of five experiments, the organic carbon was held constant and equal to 3.3 g L-1 and atomic nitrogen varied from 22.7 to 450 mg L-1. The Co/No ratio varied from 7.3 to 145.4. In the third set of experiments, anaerobic digestate was added in increasing amounts into the culture media from 4 to 16%. It was found that the carbon uptake rate as well as the lipid and protein content depended on the Co/No ratio. Increasing ratios of Co/No led to higher carbon uptake rates, higher lipid content, and lower protein content. The initial nitrogen concentration was also found to affect the growth rate of C. vulgaris. The addition of anaerobic digestate did not affect appreciably the protein and lipid content of the biomass, while the addition of anaerobic digestate up to 16% in the culture medium increased the carbon uptake rate by about 24%.
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- Nikolaos Gougoulias
- Department of Agrotechnology, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece.
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- Department of Environmental Studies, University of Thessaly, Gaiopolis Campus, Larisa, Greece
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Al-Mallahi J, Ishii K. Attempts to alleviate inhibitory factors of anaerobic digestate for enhanced microalgae cultivation and nutrients removal: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 304:114266. [PMID: 34906810 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Anaerobic digestion is a well-established process that is applied to treat organic wastes and convert the carbon to valuable methane gas as a source of energy. The digestate that comes out as a by-product is of a great challenge due to its high nutrient content that can be toxic in case of improper disposal to the environment. Several attempts have been done to valorize this digestate. Digestate has been considered as an interesting medium to cultivate microalgae. The nutrients available in the digestate, mainly nitrogen and phosphorus, can be an interesting supplement for microalgae growth requirement. The main obstacles of using digestate as a medium to cultivate microalgae are the dark color and the high ammonium-nitrogen concentration. The focus of this review is to discuss in detail the major attempts in research to overcome inhibition and enhance microalgae cultivation in digestate. This review initially discussed the obstacles of digestate as a medium for microalgae cultivation. Different processes to overcome inhibition were discussed including dilution, supplying additional carbon source, favoring mixotrophic cultivation and pretreatment. More emphasis in this review was given to digestate pretreatment. Among the pretreatment methods, filtration, and centrifugation were of the most applied ones. These strategies were found to be effective for turbidity and chromaticity reduction. For ammonium nitrogen removal, ammonia stripping and biological pretreatment methods were found to play a vital role. Adsorption could work both ways depending on the material used. Combining different pretreatment methods as well as including selected microalgae stains were found interesting strategies to facilitate microalgae cultivation with no dilution. This study recommend that more study should investigate the optimization of microalgae cultivation in anaerobic digestate without the need for dilution.
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- Jumana Al-Mallahi
- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13, W18, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan.
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- Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, N13, W18, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8628, Japan
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Zhang W, Xia R, Wang H, Pu S, Jiang D, Hao X, Bai L. Swine wastewater treatment by combined process of iron carbon microelectrolysis-physical adsorption-microalgae cultivation. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2022; 85:914-924. [PMID: 35166710 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Combined treatments were designed based on iron-carbon micro-electrolysis treatment (ICME), physical adsorption (PA) with zeolite (Z) or vermiculite (V) and microalgae cultivation (MC, Chlorella vulgaris) for removing pollutants from swine wastewater (SW): ICME + MC (IM), ICME + Z + MC (IZM) and ICME + V + MC (IVM). Results showed that the minimum total nitrogen (TN) of 43.66 mg L-1, NH4+-N of 1.33 mg-1 and total phosphorus (TP) of 0.14 mg-1 were obtained by IVM, while the minimum chemical oxygen demand (COD) was 105 mg-1 via IM. During the process of combined treatments, ICME contributed most to the removal of TN (84.52% by IZM), TP (97.78% by IVM and IZM) and COD (62.44% by IVM), and maximum NH4+-N removal (55.64%) was obtained by MC procedure in IM process. Vermiculite performed better than zeolite during all the combined treatments. Besides, the maximum cell dry weight (CDW, 0.74 g-1) of C. vulgaris was obtained by IM on day 13. The results provide an efficient integrated method for swine wastewater treatment.
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- Wenjin Zhang
- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Environmental Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China E-mail: ; Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Scientific Observation and Experiment Engineering in Southwest for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 402460, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Environmental Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China E-mail:
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- Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Scientific Observation and Experiment Engineering in Southwest for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 402460, China
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- Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Scientific Observation and Experiment Engineering in Southwest for Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chongqing 402460, China
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Environmental Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China E-mail:
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Environmental Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China E-mail:
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- Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Environmental Control, College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China E-mail:
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Ciardi M, Gómez-Serrano C, Morales-Amaral MDM, Acién G, Lafarga T, Fernández-Sevilla JM. Optimisation of Scenedesmus almeriensis production using pig slurry as the sole nutrient source. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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P S, F C I, M B, C C. C. vulgaris growth batch tests using winery waste digestate as promising raw material for biodiesel and stearin production. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2021; 136:266-272. [PMID: 34717214 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2021.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The recovery of high added value compound from waste stream is fundamental to keep biotechnological processes sustainable. In this study, anaerobic digestion of two highly produced organic waste was integrated with microalgae-based processes both to treat liquid digestate and recover high value compounds. Chlorella vulgaris growth was assessed for lipids accumulation and subsequent recovery, using two types of digestate: organic waste and sewage sludge digestate (DIG-OFMSW) and wine lees digestate (DIG-WL). Growth tests were carried out in batch mode and results showed a slightly higher final biomass concentration from DIG-WL (1.36 ± 0.09 g l-1) compared to DIG-OFMSW (1.05 ± 0.13 g l-1) and a clearly different lipids accumulation yield (28.86 ± 0.05% in DIG-WL compared to 6.1 ± 0.2% of DIG-OFMSW, on total solids). Lipid characterization showed a high oleic acid accumulation (69.52 ± 0.50%w/w in DIG-WL) that positively influence biodiesel properties and a low linolenic acids content (below 0.30%w/w) that comply with European law EN14214 for biodiesel (linolenic acid content lower than 12%w/w). In addition, due to the high concentration of palmitic and stearic acids detected at the end of test, this oil can be used as new substrate to produce stearin, normally produced from palm oil.
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- Scarponi P
- 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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- Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment, Sapienza University of Rome, via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, 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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Musetsho P, Renuka N, Guldhe A, Singh P, Pillay K, Rawat I, Bux F. Valorization of poultry litter using Acutodesmus obliquus and its integrated application for lipids and fertilizer production. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 796:149018. [PMID: 34274677 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microalgae are recognized as potential candidates for resource recovery from wastewater and projected for biorefinery models. This study was undertaken to evaluate the potential of poultry litter and municipal wastewater as nutrient and water sources, for the cultivation of Acutodesmus obliquus for lipids production for biodiesel application. The efficacy of lipid extracted biomass (LEA) as fertilizer for mung bean crops was also assessed in microcosm. A. obliquus cultivation in acid pre-treated poultry litter extract (PPLE) showed maximum biomass production of 1.90 g L-1, which was 74.67% and 12.61% higher than the raw poultry litter extract (RPPE) and BG11 respectively. Higher NO3-N, NH3-N, and PO4-P removal of 79.51%, 81.82%, and 80.52% respectively were observed in PPLE as compared to RPLE treatment. The highest biomass (140.36 mg L-1 d-1), lipids (38.49 mg L-1 d-1), and carbohydrates (49.55 mg L-1 d-1) productivities were observed in the PPLE medium. The application of LEA as a fertilizer for mung bean crops showed improvement in plant growth and soil microbial activity. A maximum increase in organic carbon (59.5%) and dehydrogenase activity (130.8%) was observed in LEA amended soil which was significantly higher than chemical fertilizer (CF) control in 30 days. Whilst plant fresh weight and leaf chlorophyll in the LEA amended soil was comparable to whole algal biomass (WA) and CF control. The strategy developed could be a basis for sustainable biorefinery for the valorization of wastewater for the production of microalgae-derived biofuel and byproducts for agricultural application.
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- Pfano Musetsho
- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa; Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Mumbai 410206, India
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban 4000, South Africa.
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