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Liyanage S, Lay M, Glasgow G, Tanner C, Craggs R, Northcott G. Nature based solutions for removal of steroid estrogens in wastewater. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1437795. [PMID: 39376707 PMCID: PMC11457588 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1437795] [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: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 09/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/09/2024] Open
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Estrogens are a growing problem in wastewater discharges because they are continuously entering the environment and are biologically active at extremely low concentrations. Their effects on wildlife were first identified several decades before, but the environmental limits and the remedial measures are still not completely elucidated. Most conventional treatment processes were not designed with sufficiently long retention times to effectively remove estrogens. Nature-based wastewater treatment technologies such as treatment wetlands (TW) and high-rate algal ponds (HRAP) are economically feasible alternatives for decentralized wastewater treatment and have promise for removing steroid hormones including estrogens. For small communities with populations below 50,000, the overall cost of TWs and HRAPs is considerably lower than that of advanced decentralized treatment technologies such as activated sludge systems (AS) and sequencing batch reactors (SBR). This results from the simplicity of design, use of less materials in construction, lower energy use, operation and maintenance costs, and operation by non-skilled personnel. The nature-based technologies show high removal (>80%) for both natural and synthetic estrogens. Estrogen removal in TWs can be enhanced using alternative media such as palm mulch, biochar, and construction wastes such as bricks, instead of traditional substrates such as sand and gravel. While TWs are effective in estrogen removal, they have the disadvantage of requiring a relatively large footprint, but this can be reduced by using intensified multilayer wetland filters (IMWF). Using filamentous algae in HRAP (high-rate filamentous algal pond; HRFAP) is an emerging technology for wastewater treatment. The algae supply oxygen via photosynthesis and assimilate nutrients into readily harvestable filamentous algal biomass. Diurnal fluctuations in oxygen supply and pH in these systems provide conditions conducive to the breakdown of estrogens and a wide range of other emerging contaminants. The performance of these nature-based systems varies with seasonal changes in environmental conditions (particularly temperature and solar irradiation), however a greater understanding of operating conditions such as loading rate, hydraulic retention time (HRT), pond/bed depth, dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration and pH, which influence the removal mechanisms (biodegradation, sorption and photodegradation) enable TWs and HRAPs to be successfully used for removing estrogens.
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- Sureka Liyanage
- Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science, School of Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science, School of Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Division of Health, Engineering, Computing and Science, School of Engineering, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Hino Y, Takabe Y, Sarker MAR, Horino T, Noguchi M. Cultivation of flocculated microalgal-bacterial consortia using fluidised carriers for wastewater treatment and renewable energy production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 408:131219. [PMID: 39111399 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.131219] [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: 04/21/2024] [Revised: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/03/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Microalgal-bacterial consortia (MBC) and microalgal consortia (MC) were cultivated with primary and final treated wastewaters, respectively, using a fluidised carrier. This study determines the main factors and operations required for flocculating suspended MBC (SMBC) and MC (SMC) in cultures. The flocculated SMBC and SMC with good settleability require the detachment of thickened MBC or MC on the carrier and suppressed SMBC and SMC formation by the original MBC and MC grown in the culture. Flocculation was achieved by controlling the carrier and culture replacements. A carrier replacement ratio of 0.04 d-1 and a culture replacement ratio of 0.95 d-1 minimised the dissolved organic carbon (15.3 mg-C/L) and SMBC residue (7.3 mg/L). Thus, treating primary treated wastewater with MBC formed using fluidised carriers is a promising strategy, enabling the use of whole cells in MBC for renewable energy production.
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- Yoshikuni Hino
- Department of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 6808552, Japan
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- Department of Engineering, Tottori University, 4-101 Koyama-Minami, Tottori 6808552, Japan.
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- Water Reclamation Technology Department, R&D Center, METAWATER Co., Ltd., JR Kanda Manseibashi Bldg. 1-25, Kanda-sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1010041, Japan
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- Water Reclamation Technology Department, R&D Center, METAWATER Co., Ltd., JR Kanda Manseibashi Bldg. 1-25, Kanda-sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 1010041, Japan
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Liu B, Lan Q, Dai Q, Zhu H, Liu G. Morphology and Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Stigeoclonium (Chaetophorales, Chlorophyta) from China, Including Descriptions of the Pseudostigeoclonium gen. nov. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:748. [PMID: 38475594 DOI: 10.3390/plants13050748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/01/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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Stigeoclonium is a genus of green algae that is widely distributed in freshwater habitats around the world. The genus comprises species with variously developed prostrates and erect systems of uniseriate branched filaments and grows attached to a wide range of different surfaces. It holds significant promise for applications in water quality indicators, sewage treatment, and the development of high-value-added products. Nevertheless, our comprehension of Stigeoclonium remains unclear and perplexing, particularly regarding its fundamental systematic taxonomy. Recent molecular analyses have revealed that the morphologically well-defined genus Stigeoclonium is polyphyletic and requires taxonomic revision. Phylogenetic analysis based on a single molecular marker and limited samples is insufficient to address the polyphyletic nature of Stigeoclonium. In the present study, 34 out of 45 strains of Stigeoclonium were newly acquired from China. Alongside the morphological data, a concatenated dataset of three markers (18S rDNA + ITS2 + tufA) was utilized to determine their molecular phylogeny. The phylogenetic analysis successfully resolved the broadly defined Stigeoclonium into three robustly supported clades (Stigeoclonim tenue clade, S. farctum clade, and S. helveticum clade). The morphological characteristics assessment results showed that the cell type of the main axis-producing branch, considered a crucial morphological characteristic of the Stigeoclonium taxonomy, did not accurately reflect the real phylogeny of the genus. A new taxonomical classification of the genus Stigeoclonium was proposed based on zoospores' germination types, which aligned well with the phylogenetic topologies. Species where zoospores showed erect germination (S. helveticum clade) formed a distinct monophyletic clade, clearly separated from the other two clades, with zoospores showing prostrate germination or pseudo-erect germination. Consequently, a new genus, Pseudostigeoclonium gen. nov., is suggested to include all species in the broadly defined Stigeoclonium with zoospores with erect germination. The taxonomic diversity is supported by distinctive morphological differences and phylogenetic divergence within the broadly defined Stigeoclonium identified in this study. Further evaluation of the genus Stigeoclonium is necessary, especially via examining additional specimens and re-evaluating morphological characters under precisely defined laboratory conditions.
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- Benwen Liu
- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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Peng X, Zhang X, Zhang S, Li Z, Zhang H, Zhang L, Wu Z, Liu B. Revealing the response characteristics of periphyton biomass and community structure to sulfamethoxazole exposure in aquaculture water: The perspective of microbial network relationships. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 344:123301. [PMID: 38190873 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123301] [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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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The widespread application of sulfonamide antibiotics in aquaculture has raised concerns about their adverse environmental impacts. Periphyton plays a crucial role in the aquatic ecosystem. In this study, we examined sulfamethoxazole (SMX) effects on the community structure and interactions of periphyton in simulated aquaculture water. Our findings indicated that the total biomass of periphyton decreased, while the biomass of periphytic algae and the secretion of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) increased at 0.7 × 10-3 mg/L. Under higher SMX concentrations (5 mg/L and 10 mg/L), periphyton growth was severely inhibited, the microbial community structure of periphyton were sharply altered, characterized by the cyanobacteria growth suppression and decrease in the diversity index of community. Furthermore, elevated SMX concentrations (5 mg/L and 10 mg/L) increased the ratio of negative relationships from 45.4% to 49.4%, which suggested that high SMX concentrations promoted potential competition among microbes and disrupted the microbial food webs in periphyton. The absolute abundance of sul1 and sul2 genes in T2 and T3 groups were 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than those in control group after 30 days of SMX exposure, which elevated the risk of resistance gene enrichment and dissemination in the natural environment. The study contributes to our understanding of the detrimental effects of antibiotic pollution, which can induce changes in the structure and interaction relationship of microbial communities in aquaculture water.
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- Xue Peng
- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China; School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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Gao B, Hong J, Deng Q, Han B, Kong J, Zhang C. A novel sulfur supply strategy for maximizing lipid production in Tribonema minus (Xanthophyceae). BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 394:130205. [PMID: 38104661 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.130205] [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: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Tribonema minus, a promising filamentous oleaginous microalga, was cultured under different nutrient concentrations and different culture modes (fed-batch culture, two-step culture) to study the method of rapid regulation of its lipid metabolism. In contrast to many other oleaginous microalgae, T. minus did not show that nitrogen stress promoted lipid accumulation; however, sulfur deficiency promoted rapid lipid accumulation with a maximum lipid content of 54% of dry weight. Increasing the MgSO4 concentration significantly increased nitrogen uptake and biomass (10.09 g/L). Lipid productivity was significantly increased by the two-step culture using a medium with a high concentration of MgSO4 in the first step and a sulfur-free medium in the second step. In addition, it was found that the lipid content of T. minus was negatively correlated with the intracellular sulfur content when the intracellular sulfur content was below 0.6%. This study provides a new approach for industrial lipid production in T. minus.
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- Baoyan Gao
- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center for Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, People's Republic of China.
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Zhong Y, Lin D, Li S, Wang Q, Liu H, Ma L, Liu H. Enhanced nitrogen removal via Yarrowia lipolytica-mediated nitrogen and related metabolism of Chlorella pyrenoidosa from wastewater. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2023; 11:1159297. [PMID: 37425353 PMCID: PMC10325826 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1159297] [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: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/11/2023] Open
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We investigated the optimum co-culture ratio with the highest biological nitrogen removal rate, revealing that chemical oxygen demand, total nitrogen (TN), and ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3-N) removal was increased in the Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Yarrowia lipolytica co-culture system at a 3:1 ratio. Compared with the control, TN and NH3-N content in the co-incubated system was decreased within 2-6 days. We investigated mRNA/microRNA (miRNA) expression in the C. pyrenoidosa and Y. lipolytica co-culture after 3 and 5 days, identifying 9885 and 3976 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), respectively. Sixty-five DEGs were associated with Y. lipolytica nitrogen, amino acid, photosynthetic, and carbon metabolism after 3 days. Eleven differentially expressed miRNAs were discovered after 3 days, of which two were differentially expressed and their target mRNA expressions negatively correlated with each other. One of these miRNAs regulates gene expression of cysteine dioxygenase, hypothetical protein, and histone-lysine N-methyltransferase SETD1, thereby reducing amino acid metabolic capacity; the other miRNA may promote upregulation of genes encoding the ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 10 (ABCC10), thereby promoting nitrogen and carbon transport in C. pyrenoidosa. These miRNAs may further contribute to the activation of target mRNAs. miRNA/mRNA expression profiles confirmed the synergistic effects of a co-culture system on pollutant disposal.
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- Yuming Zhong
- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Water Environment Engineering, Xinhua College of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- College of Light Industry and Food Technology, Zhongkai University of Agriculture and Engineering, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Abulaiti A, She D, Zhang W, Xia Y. Regulation of denitrification/ammonia volatilization by periphyton in paddy fields and its promise in rice yield promotion. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:4119-4130. [PMID: 36576004 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nitrogen (N) is the most limiting nutrient in rice production. N loss via denitrification and ammonia (NH3 ) volatilization decreases N utilization efficiency. The effect of periphyton (a widespread soil surface microbial aggregate in paddy soil) on N-cycling processes and rice growth in paddy soils remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to reveal the interactions of periphyton with the overlying water and sediment in paddy soils on denitrification/NH3 emissions and rice yield by combining pot experiments and path analysis modeling. RESULTS The sediment exerted significant direct and positive effects on denitrification. The periphyton both directly and indirectly enhanced denitrification, mainly by regulating the ammonium (NH4 + )-N content in the sediment. The total contribution of periphyton to denitrification was stronger than that of the overlying water but smaller than that of the sediment. The pH in the overlying water and the NH4 + -N content in the sediment had a strong positive effect on NH3 volatilization. Although the periphyton biomass and chlorophyll a directly prohibited NH3 emissions, this was counterbalanced by the indirect stimulation effects of the periphyton due to its positive alteration of the pH. Moreover, periphyton facilitated rice yield by 10.2% by releasing N. CONCLUSION Although the periphyton may have driven N loss by regulating the NH4 + -N content in the sediment and the pH in the overlying water, our study also found that the periphyton was considered a temporary N sink and provided a sustained release of N for rice, thus increasing the rice yield. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Alimu Abulaiti
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Agricultural Soil-Water Efficient Utilization, Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Agricultural Soil-Water Efficient Utilization, Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction, Nanjing, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, China
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Hariz HB, Lawton RJ, Craggs RJ. Effects of operational parameters on the performance of unialgal Oedogonium sp. filamentous algae nutrient scrubbers under controlled environmental conditions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 326:116705. [PMID: 36379079 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Filamentous algae nutrient scrubber (FANS) operating parameters can strongly influence algal biomass productivity and nutrient removal. However, few studies to date have investigated the effects of FANS operating parameters such as initial standing crop, harvesting frequency and influent flow rate on biomass productivity and nutrient removal performance, especially for FANS that cultivate a single species of algae. Therefore, the overall aim of this study was to investigate how operating parameters affect the biomass productivity and nutrient removal performance of Oedogonium sp. - a promising species for unialgal FANS. The initial standing crop had a significant effect on biomass productivity, with productivities being highest (8.6 ± 0.5 g DW biomass m-2day-1) when the initial standing crop was 60-70 g DW m-2. However, the daily nutrient removal rate was highest (0.47 ± 0.06 g N m-2 day-1and 1.24 ± 0.13 g P m-2 day-1) at the highest initial standing crop (100-110 DW m-2). Biomass productivity was highest with a three-day growth period, regardless of size of the initial standing crop. Therefore, a four-day harvesting interval was selected as the optimal harvesting regime to promote exponential growth and high biomass production. Influent flow rate had a significant effect on biomass productivity, which was highest (9.3 ± 1.7 g DW m-2 day-1) for the 1 L min-1 flow rate. This flow rate also gave the highest instantaneous nutrient removal rate (0.05 ± 0.02 g N m-3 and 0.14 ± 0.05 g P m-3). Current results suggest that an optimum initial standing crop of 70-80 g DW m-2, harvesting frequency of four days and influent flow rate of 1 L min-1 (16.7 L min-1 m-1 width) were optimal for Oedogonium sp. cultivated on FANS to maximize their biomass production and nutrient removal under controlled laboratory conditions. These results contribute to understanding the impacts of operating parameters on optimizing unialgal Oedogonium sp. FANS biomass production and nutrient removal performance.
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- Harizah B Hariz
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. (NIWA), Hamilton, New Zealand; School of Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
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- School of Science, University of Waikato, New Zealand; Environmental Research Institute, University of Waikato, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd. (NIWA), Hamilton, New Zealand
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Stable year-round nutrients removal and recovery from wastewater by technical-scale Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS). Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.122693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Khaligh SF, Asoodeh A. Recent advances in the bio-application of microalgae-derived biochemical metabolites and development trends of photobioreactor-based culture systems. 3 Biotech 2022; 12:260. [PMID: 36072963 PMCID: PMC9441132 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03327-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Microalgae are microscopic algae in sizes ranging from a few micrometers to several hundred micrometers. On average, half of the oxygen in the atmosphere is produced by the photosynthetic process of microalgae, so the role of these microorganisms in the life cycle of the planet is very significant. Pharmaceutical products derived from microalgae and commercial developments of a variety of supplements extracted from them originate from a variety of their specific secondary metabolites. Many of these microalgae are a reservoir of unique biological compounds including carotenoids, antioxidants, fatty acids, polysaccharides, enzymes, polymers, peptides, pigments, toxins and sterols with antimicrobial, antiviral, antifungal, antiparasitic, anticoagulant, and anticancer properties. The present work begins with an introduction of the importance of microalgae in renewable fuels and biodiesel production, the development of healthy food industry, and the creation of optimal conditions for efficient biomass yield. This paper provides the latest research related to microalgae-derived substances in the field of improving drug delivery, immunomodulatory, and anticancer attributes. Also, the latest advances in algal biocompounds to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are presented. In the subject of cultivation and growth of microalgae, the characteristics of different types of photobioreactors, especially their latest forms, are fully discussed along with their advantages and obstacles. Finally, the potential of microalgae biomass in biotechnological applications, biofuel production, as well as various biomass harvesting methods are described.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Group, Institute of Biotechnology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Gan X, Klose H, Reinecke D. Optimizing nutrient removal and biomass production of the Algal Turf Scrubber (ATS) under variable cultivation conditions by using Response Surface Methodology. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2022; 10:962719. [PMID: 36147532 PMCID: PMC9486005 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.962719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study investigated and optimized the nutrient remediation efficiency of a simple low-cost algal biofilm reactor, the algal turf scrubber (ATS), for wastewater treatment. Combined effects of three cultivation variables—total inorganic carbon, nitrogen-to-phosphorous (N:P) ratio, and light intensity—were examined. The ATS nutrient removal efficiency and biomass productivity were analyzed considering the response surface methodology (RSM). The maximum removal rates of total P and N were 8.3 and 19.1 mg L−1 d−1, respectively. As much as 99% of total P and 100% of total N were removed within 7 days. Over the same period, the dissolved oxygen concentration and pH value of the medium increased. The optimal growth conditions for simultaneous maximum P and N removal and biomass productivity were identified. Our RSM-based optimization results provide new insights into the combined effect of nutrient and light availability on the ATS remediation efficiency and biomass productivity.
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- Xinyu Gan
- IBG2-Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- IBG2-Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- IBG2-Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Jülich, Germany
- *Correspondence: Diana Reinecke,
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Liu B, Chen Y, Zhu H, Liu G. Phylotranscriptomic and Evolutionary Analyses of the Green Algal Order Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta). Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13081389. [PMID: 36011300 PMCID: PMC9407426 DOI: 10.3390/genes13081389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Revised: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Considering the phylogenetic differences in the taxonomic framework of the Chaetophorales as determined by the use of nuclear molecular markers or chloroplast genes, the current study was the first to use phylotranscriptomic analyses comparing the transcriptomes of 12 Chaetophorales algal species. The results showed that a total of 240,133 gene families and 143 single-copy orthogroups were identified. Based on the single-copy orthogroups, supergene analysis and the coalescent-based approach were adopted to perform phylotranscriptomic analysis of the Chaetophorales. The phylogenetic relationships of most species were consistent with those of phylogenetic analyses based on the chloroplast genome data rather than nuclear molecular markers. The Schizomeriaceae and the Aphanochaetaceae clustered into a well-resolved basal clade in the Chaetophorales by either strategy. Evolutionary analyses of divergence time and substitution rate also revealed that the closest relationships existed between the Schizomeriaceae and Aphanochaetaceae. All species in the Chaetophorales exhibited a large number of expanded and contracted gene families, in particular the common ancestor of the Schizomeriaceae and Aphanochaetaceae. The only terrestrial alga, Fritschiella tuberosa, had the greatest number of expanded gene families, which were associated with increased fatty acid biosynthesis. Phylotranscriptomic and evolutionary analyses all robustly identified the unique taxonomic relationship of Chaetophorales consistent with chloroplast genome data, proving the advantages of high-throughput data in phylogeny.
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- Benwen Liu
- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-027-6878-0576
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Lu J, Su M, Su Y, Wu B, Cao T, Fang J, Yu J, Zhang H, Yang M. Driving forces for the growth of MIB-producing Planktothricoides raciborskii in a low-latitude reservoir. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 220:118670. [PMID: 35640507 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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In comparison with the middle- and high-latitude regions, the low-latitude regions are less associated with the occurrence of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) episodes, since most of the previously identified MIB producers favor moderate/low light/temperature conditions. Here, we report a serious MIB outbreak over the period from Jul. 2018 to Jun. 2019 in a low-latitude reservoir with a mean annual water temperature of 25.6 °C. The MIB episode lasted for a long period, from Jul. 2018 to Jan. 2019, and Planktothricoides raciborskii was confirmed to be the main MIB producer. The growth characteristics of P. raciborskii were explored through both laboratory culturing and on-site verification experiments. The results indicated that this strain was not nutrient-sensitive at TN > 800 μg L-1 and TP > 10 μg L-1, but favored moderate light intensity (54 μmol photon m-2·s-1) and high temperature (30 °C). The two bloom-forming genera, Limnothrix and Aphanizomenon, favoring lower temperature and similar or relatively higher light intensity, showed much greater proliferation, about 13 folds (Limnothrix) and 58 folds (Aphanizomenon), from Dec. to Jun.; by contrast, the high water temperature (29.9 ± 2.8 °C) and light intensity (189.1 ± 87.6 μmol photon m-2·s-1) from Jul. to Nov. were not favorable to Limnothrix or Aphanizomenon, which might have created an opportunity for the growth of MIB-producing P. raciborskii. In addition, we also found that high temperature could promote the release of MIB from P. raciborskii cells, therefore exerting increased pressure on drinking water treatment processes.
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- Jinping Lu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- Zhuhai Water Environment Holdings Group Ltd., Zhuhai, 519020, China
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- Zhuhai Water Environment Holdings Group Ltd., Zhuhai, 519020, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; School of Civil Engineering, Chang'an University, Xi'an, 710054, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Karimi Z, Blersch DM, Davis VA. Design and analysis of a flow way photobioreactor for substrate assessment in attached cultivation of filamentous green algae. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Reclamation of nutrients, carbon, and metals from compromised surface waters fated to the Salton Sea: Biomass production and ecosystem services using an attached periphytic algae flow-way. ALGAL RES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2022.102757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Park JBK, Montemezzani V, Picken C, Rendle D, Craggs RJ. Effect of algal contact time and horizontal water velocity on the performance of Filamentous Algal Nutrient Scrubbers (FANS). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 312:114882. [PMID: 35344877 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.114882] [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: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We investigated the effect of algal contact time (ACT) and horizontal water velocity (HWV) on the performance of pilot-scale Filamentous Algae Nutrient Scrubbers (FANS) treating river water during the NZ summer. The FANS floways were seeded with a mixture of four New Zealand native filamentous algal species (Oedogonium sp., Cladophora sp., Rhizoclonium sp., and Spirogyra sp.) and allowed to establish over one month. River water was pumped onto the top of each FANS at different flow rates (2, 4 or 8 L min-1) to give ACTs from 0.6 to 10.1 min depending on FANS length (6-24 m) and HWV from 0.04 to 0.16 m s-1. FANS inflow and final outflows were monitored three times a week for nitrate and DRP concentrations and FANS algal biomass was harvested weekly. Average biomass productivity was significantly higher on the FANS with shorter ACT. For example, biomass productivity of the 24 m length FANS with 2.5 min ACT were 67% higher (11.2 g DW m-2 d-1) than that with four times the ACT (10.1 min). Irrespective of the HWV the biomass productivity declined down the length of the floways (with longer ACT) and the decline was greater at lower HWV. The decreased biomass productivity at lower HWV (and/or higher ACT) was likely attributable to the daytime carbon limitation of photosynthesis (at pH > 9.5) and heat stress with elevated daytime water temperature (at >30 °C). Despite the short ACT (<10.1 min) the single pass pilot-scale FANS effectively removed both nitrate-N and DRP from the river water, with >35% removal of both NO3-N (from 0.49 to <0.32 mg N L-1) and DRP (from 0.14 to <0.09 mg P L-1). Both the nitrogen and phosphorus content of the harvested algal biomass were unaffected by both HWV and ACT and typical (N: ∼2.0%; P: 0.2-0.3%) of the literature values (N: 1.5-3.0%; P: 0.15-0.32%). Compared with constructed wetland nutrient removal (0.1 g N m-2 d-1; 0.08 g P m-2 d-1), the FANS achieved up to 2.5-fold higher nitrogen removal (0.24 N m-2 d-1) through algal nitrogen assimilation followed by subsequent algal harvest and up to 4-fold higher phosphorus removal (0.34 g P m-2 d-1) through a combination of algal phosphorus assimilation and some P-precipitation under photosynthesis-mediated elevated daytime pH levels (pH > 9.0). This research indicates that FANS have the potential to require less than half the land area of constructed wetlands for the same level of nitrogen removal and that they require only a few weeks to establish to achieve full performance. Moreover, FANS have the further benefit of resource recovery for beneficial re-use of harvested algal biomass for animal feed, fertiliser, or biofuel.
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- Jason B K Park
- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand.
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA), P.O. Box 11-115, Hamilton, New Zealand
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Removal of Nutrients and Pesticides from Agricultural Runoff Using Microalgae and Cyanobacteria. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14040558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The use of pesticides in agriculture has ensured the production of different crops. However, pesticides have become an emerging public health problem for Latin American countries due to their excessive use, inadequate application, toxic characteristics, and minimal residue control. The current project evaluates the ability of two strains of algae (Chlorella and Scenedesmus sp.) and one cyanobacteria (Hapalosyphon sp.) to remove excess pesticides and other nutrients present in runoff water from rice production. Different concentrations of wastewater and carbon sources (Na2CO3 and NaHCO3) were evaluated. According to the results, all three strains can be grown in wastewater without dilution (100%), with a biomass concentration comparable to a synthetic medium. All three strains significantly reduced the concentration of NO3 and PO4 (95 and 85%, respectively), with no difference between Na2CO3 or NaHCO3. Finally, Chlorella sp. obtained the highest removal efficiency of the pesticide (Chlorpyrifos), followed by Scenedesmus and Hapalosyphon sp. (100, 75, and 50%, respectively). This work shows that it is possible to use this type of waste as an alternative source of nutrients to obtain biomass and metabolites of interest, such as lipids and carbohydrates, to produce biofuels.
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Serrano-Pérez E, Romero-Losada AB, Morales-Pineda M, García-Gómez ME, Couso I, García-González M, Romero-Campero FJ. Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Response to High Light in the Charophyte Alga Klebsormidium nitens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:855243. [PMID: 35599877 PMCID: PMC9121098 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.855243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The characterization of the molecular mechanisms, such as high light irradiance resistance, that allowed plant terrestralization is a cornerstone in evolutionary studies since the conquest of land by plants played a pivotal role in life evolution on Earth. Viridiplantae or the green lineage is divided into two clades, Chlorophyta and Streptophyta, that in turn splits into Embryophyta or land plants and Charophyta. Charophyta are used in evolutionary studies on plant terrestralization since they are generally accepted as the extant algal species most closely related to current land plants. In this study, we have chosen the facultative terrestrial early charophyte alga Klebsormidium nitens to perform an integrative transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis under high light in order to unveil key mechanisms involved in the early steps of plants terrestralization. We found a fast chloroplast retrograde signaling possibly mediated by reactive oxygen species and the inositol polyphosphate 1-phosphatase (SAL1) and 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphate (PAP) pathways inducing gene expression and accumulation of specific metabolites. Systems used by both Chlorophyta and Embryophyta were activated such as the xanthophyll cycle with an accumulation of zeaxanthin and protein folding and repair mechanisms constituted by NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductases, thioredoxin-disulfide reductases, and peroxiredoxins. Similarly, cyclic electron flow, specifically the pathway dependent on proton gradient regulation 5, was strongly activated under high light. We detected a simultaneous co-activation of the non-photochemical quenching mechanisms based on LHC-like stress related (LHCSR) protein and the photosystem II subunit S that are specific to Chlorophyta and Embryophyta, respectively. Exclusive Embryophyta systems for the synthesis, sensing, and response to the phytohormone auxin were also activated under high light in K. nitens leading to an increase in auxin content with the concomitant accumulation of amino acids such as tryptophan, histidine, and phenylalanine.
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- Emma Serrano-Pérez
- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
- Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
- Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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- Microalgae Systems Biology and Biotechnology Research Group, Institute for Plant Biochemistry and Photosynthesis, Universidad de Sevilla – Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
- Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
- *Correspondence: Francisco J. Romero-Campero,
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Rearte T, Rodriguez N, Sabatté F, Fabrizio de Iorio A. Unicellular microalgae vs. filamentous algae for wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery. ALGAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2021.102442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Biocrude Oil Production by Integrating Microalgae Polyculture and Wastewater Treatment: Novel Proposal on the Use of Deep Water-Depth Polyculture of Mixotrophic Microalgae. ENERGIES 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/en14216992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Microalgae have attracted significant attention worldwide as one of the most promising feedstock fossil fuel alternatives. However, there are a few challenges for algal fuels to compete with fossil fuels that need to be addressed. Therefore, this study reviews the R&D status of microalgae-based polyculture and biocrude oil production, along with wastewater treatment. Mixotrophic algae are free to some extent from light restrictions using organic matter and have the ability to grow well even in deep water-depth cultivation. It is proposed that integrating the mixotrophic microalgae polyculture and wastewater treatment process is the most promising and harmonizing means to simultaneously increase capacities of microalgae biomass production and wastewater treatment with a low land footprint and high robustness to perturbations. A large amount of mixotrophic algae biomass is harvested, concentrated, and dewatered by combining highly efficient sedimentation through flocculation and energy efficient filtration, which reduce the carbon footprint for algae fuel production and coincide with the subsequent hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) conversion. HTL products are obtained with a relatively low carbon footprint and separated into biocrude oil, solid, aqueous, and gas fractions. Algae biomass feedstock-based HTL conversion has a high biocrude oil yield and quality available for existing oil refineries; it also has a bioavailability of the recycled nitrogen and phosphorus from the aqueous phase of algae community HTL. The HTL biocrude oil represents higher sustainability than conventional liquid fuels and other biofuels for the combination of greenhouse gas (GHG) and energy return on investment (EROI). Deep water-depth polyculture of mixotrophic microalgae using sewage has a high potential to produce sustainable biocrude oil within the land area of existing sewage treatment plants in Japan to fulfill imported crude oil.
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Leong YK, Huang CY, Chang JS. Pollution prevention and waste phycoremediation by algal-based wastewater treatment technologies: The applications of high-rate algal ponds (HRAPs) and algal turf scrubber (ATS). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 296:113193. [PMID: 34237671 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Following the escalating human population growth and rapid urbanization, the tremendous amount of urban and industrial waste released leads to a series of critical issues such as health issues, climate change, water crisis, and pollution problems. With the advantages of a favorable carbon life cycle, high photosynthetic efficiencies, and being adaptive to harsh environments, algae have attracted attention as an excellent agent for pollution prevention and waste phycoremediation. Following the concept of circular economy and biorefinery for sustainable production and waste minimization, this review discusses the role of four different algal-based wastewater treatment technologies, including high-rate algal ponds (HRAPs), HRAP-absorption column (HRAP-AC), hybrid algal biofilm-enhanced raceway pond (HABERP) and algal turf scrubber (ATS) in waste management and resource recovery. In addition to the nutrient removal mechanisms and operation parameters, recent advances and developments have been discussed for each technology, including (1) Innovative operation strategies and treatment of emerging contaminants (ECs) employing HRAPs, (2) Biogas upgrading utilizing HRAP-AC system and approaches of O2 minimization in biomethane, (3) Operation of different HABERP systems, (4) Life-cycle and cost analysis of HRAPs-based wastewater treatment system, and (5) Value-upgrading for harvested algal biomass and life-cycle cost analysis of ATS system.
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- Yoong Kit Leong
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan; Department of Chemical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Assuaging Microalgal Harvesting Woes via Attached Growth: A Critical Review to Produce Sustainable Microalgal Feedstock. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su132011159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Third-generation biofuels that are derived from microalgal biomass have gained momentum as a way forward in the sustainable production of biodiesel. Such efforts are propelled by the intention to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels as the primary source of energy. Accordingly, growing microalgal biomass in the form of suspended cultivation has been a conventional technique for the past few decades. To overcome the inevitable harvesting shortcomings arising from the excessive energy and time needed to separate the planktonic microalgal cells from water medium, researchers have started to explore attached microalgal cultivation systems. This cultivation mode permits the ease of harvesting mature microalgal biomass, circumventing the need to employ complex harvesting techniques to single out the cells, and is economically attractive. However, the main bottleneck associated with attached microalgal growth is low biomass production due to the difficulties the microalgal cells have in forming attachment and populating thereafter. In this regard, the current review encompasses the novel techniques adopted to promote attached microalgal growth. The physicochemical effects such as the pH of the culture medium, hydrophobicity, as well as the substratum surface properties and abiotic factors that can determine the fate of exponential growth of attached microalgal cells, are critically reviewed. This review aims to unveil the benefits of an attached microalgal cultivation system as a promising harvesting technique to produce sustainable biodiesel for lasting applications.
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Potential for Biomass Production and Remediation by Cultivation of the Marine Model Diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum in Oil Field Produced Wastewater Media. WATER 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/w13192700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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While oilfield produced water (PW) is one of the largest, unclaimed wastewater streams of the oil industry, it could potentially be used as a cultivation medium for microalgae. Microalgae could help with the remediation of this water while also delivering biomass that can be transformed into valuable byproducts such as biofuels. The coupling of these two purposes is expected to cut production costs of biofuels while aiding environmental protection. In this study, we compared the cultivation capacity of the marine model diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum in media at varying salinities and in media composed of PW from two oilfields in the Central Valley of California that differed drastically in the concentration of inorganic and organic constituents. Specifically, we measured the carrying capacity of these media, the maximum growth rates of P. tricornutum, its cellular lipid accumulation capacity, and its capacity to remediate the most polluted PW source. Our study shows that P. tricornutum can successfully adjust to the tested cultivation media through processes of short-term acclimation and long-term adaptation. Furthermore, the cultivation of P. tricornutum in the most heavily polluted PW source led to significant increases in cell yield and improved photosynthetic capacity during the stationary phase, which could be attributed chiefly to the higher levels of nitrate present in this PW source. Chemical water analyses also demonstrated the capability of P. tricornutum to remediate major nutrient content and potentially harmful elements like fluorine and copper. Because P. tricornutum is amenable to advanced genetic engineering, which could be taken advantage of to improve its cultivation resilience and productivity in an economic setting, we propose this study as a step towards essential follow-up studies that will identify the genetic regulation behind its growth in oilfield PW media and its remediation of the PW constituents.
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Liu J, Zhou Y, Sun P, Wu Y, Dolfing J. Soil Organic Carbon Enrichment Triggers In Situ Nitrogen Interception by Phototrophic Biofilms at the Soil-Water Interface: From Regional Scale to Microscale. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:12704-12713. [PMID: 34472334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Phototrophic biofilms are easy to grow at sediment/soil-water interfaces (SWIs) in shallow aquatic ecosystems and greatly impact nutrient biogeochemical cycles. However, the pathways by which they contribute to nitrogen interception and interact with sediment/soil remains largely unknown. Here, we conducted a field investigation in paddy fields in various regions of China and found that nitrogen immobilized in biofilm biomass significantly positively correlated with soil organic carbon (SOC) content. A microcosm experiment showed that this was due to increased bacterial and algal diversity, biomass accumulation, and inorganic nitrogen assimilation at high SOC, especially high dissolved organic carbon (DOC) levels. The metatranscriptomics results further verified that many KO groups of PSII, PSI, AP, and PC in antenna proteins and glutamate synthesis were distinctly expressed at elevated SOC and DOC levels. Our results elucidated the effects and possible pathways of how SOC enrichment triggers photosynthesis and nitrogen immobilization by phototrophic biofilms. The results will provide meaningful information for in situ nitrogen interception by using phototrophic biofilms at the SWI in human-made wetlands to change internal nitrogen cycling.
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- Junzhuo Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Yichang 443605, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
- Zigui Three Gorges Reservoir Ecosystem, Observation and Research Station of Ministry of Water Resources of the People's Republic of China, Yichang 443605, China
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- Faculty of Energy and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QH, United Kingdom
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Xu Z, He Q, Gong Y, Wang Y, Chi Q, Liu G, Hu Z, Zhang C, Hu Q. Assessment of a Novel Oleaginous Filamentous Microalga Klebsormidium sp. Lgx80 (Streptophyta, Klebsormidiales) for Biomass and Lipid Production 1. JOURNAL OF PHYCOLOGY 2021; 57:1151-1166. [PMID: 33529378 DOI: 10.1111/jpy.13137] [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: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Commercial cultivation of eukaryotic microalgae has so far employed a unicellular form of species only (e.g., Chlorella pyrenoidosa, Dunaliella salina, and Haematococcus pluvialis). In this study, we assessed the feasibility of using the filamentous eukaryotic microalga Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 as a new cultivar for biomass and lipid production. The effects of different forms and concentrations of nitrogen on growth and lipid production of Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 were studied by using a glass column (ø4.5 × 60 cm) photobioreactor under laboratory conditions. Growth and lipid production of the new strain were further evaluated in an outdoor pilot-scale tubular photobioreactor. The results showed that when supplied with urea as a source of nitrogen Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 yielded a final biomass concentration of 8.49 ± 0.10 g · L-1 in which a cellular lipid content was 59.2 ± 0.4% DW. Under such conditions, the biomass and lipid productivities were 471.7 ± 5.9 and 248.1 ± 0.0 mg · L-1 · d-1 , respectively. Fatty acid analysis revealed that the main fatty acids of Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 were palmitic acid (C16:0), linoleic acid (C18:2ω6), and linolenic acid (C18:3ω3), of which linoleic acid (C18:2ω6) accounted for up to 67.5 ± 0.1% of total fatty acids. When grown outdoors in a 13,000-L tubular photobioreactor with an initial nitrogen concentration of 3 mM urea, Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 reached the highest biomass concentration of 2.63 ± 0.09 g · L-1 with the cells containing 38.0 ± 0.5% lipids (% DW), resulting in the volumetric biomass and lipid productivities of 147.2 ± 3.6 and 37.9 ± 0.9 mg · L-1 d-1 , respectively. The results of light:dark cycle experiment showed that a durative and prolonged light irradiation hindered the biosynthesis of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b in the cells, but promoted the carotenoid accumulation. These results suggested that Klebsormidium sp. LGX80 can be a potential oleaginous filamentous microalga for commercial production of microalgal oils.
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- Zijun Xu
- SDIC Microalgae Biotechnology Center, SDIC Biotech Investment Co. LTD., Beijing, 100000, China
- Department of Ecology, Research Center of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- SDIC Microalgae Biotechnology Center, SDIC Biotech Investment Co. LTD., Beijing, 100000, China
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- SDIC Microalgae Biotechnology Center, SDIC Biotech Investment Co. LTD., Beijing, 100000, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Department of Ecology, Research Center of Hydrobiology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632, China
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- SDIC Microalgae Biotechnology Center, SDIC Biotech Investment Co. LTD., Beijing, 100000, China
- Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
- Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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Liu B, Zhu H, Dong X, Yan Q, Liu G, Hu Z. Reassessment of suitable markers for taxonomy of Chaetophorales (Chlorophyceae, Chlorophyta) based on chloroplast genomes. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2021; 68:e12858. [PMID: 34022092 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Filamentous green algae Chaetophorales present numerous taxonomic problems as many other green algae. Phylogenetic analyses based on nuclear genes have limited solutions. Studies with appropriate chloroplast molecular markers may solve this problems; however, suitable molecular markers for the order Chaetophorales are still unknown. In this study, 50 chloroplast genomes of Chlorophyceae, including 15 of Chaetophorales, were subjected to single protein-coding gene phylogenetic analyses, and substitution rate and evolutionary rate assays, and PCR amplification verification was conducted to screen the suitable molecular markers. Phylogenetic analyses of three chloroplast representative genes (psaB, tufA, and rbcL) amplified from 124 strains of Chaetophorales showed that phylogenetic relationships were not improved by increasing the number of samples, implying that the genes themselves, rather than limited samples, were the reason for the unsupported Topology I. Seven genes (atpF, atpI, ccsA, cemA, chlB, psbB, and rpl2) with robust support were selected to be the most suitable molecular markers for phylogenetic analyses of Chaetophorales, and the concatenated seven genes could replace the time-consuming and labor-intensive phylogenetic analyses based on chloroplast genome to some extent. To further solve the taxonomic problems of Chaetophorales, suitable chloroplast markers combined with more taxon-rich approach could be helpful and efficient.
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- Benwen Liu
- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Algal Biology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China
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Valchev D, Ribarova I, Uzunov B, Stoyneva-Gärtner M. Photo-sequencing batch reactor with Klebsormidium nitens: a promising microalgal biotechnology for sustainable phosphorus management in wastewater treatment plants. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2021; 83:2463-2476. [PMID: 34032623 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2021.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study aims at improving the existing algal-based wastewater treatment technologies by overcoming some of the major drawbacks of these systems such as large required land area, culture contamination, and energy-intensive algal harvesting. The experiments were carried out in an open photo-sequencing batch reactor at a laboratory-scale for nearly 2 months. A specific strain ACUS00207 of the aeroterrestrial green microalga Klebsormidium nitens (Kützing) Lokhorst was used. The strain is native to Bulgaria and belongs to a species that has never been used before in suspended growth systems for wastewater treatment for phosphorus removal. The culture of K. nitens showed promising results: phosphorus removal rates ranging from 0.4 to 1 mg total phosphorus L-1 d-1, efficient settling properties, and resistance to culture contamination with native microalgae. On the basis of the observed phosphorus removal mechanism of biologically mediated chemical precipitation/phosphorus precipitation, an innovative working mode of the sequencing batch reactor is suggested for reducing the hydraulic retention time and the required land area.
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- Dobril Valchev
- Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering, Department of Water Supply, Sewerage, Water and Wastewater Treatment, University of Architecture, Civil engineering and Geodesy, 1 Hristo Smirnenski Blvd., 1046, Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail:
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- Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering, Department of Water Supply, Sewerage, Water and Wastewater Treatment, University of Architecture, Civil engineering and Geodesy, 1 Hristo Smirnenski Blvd., 1046, Sofia, Bulgaria E-mail:
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski', 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Faculty of Biology, Department of Botany, Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski', 8 Dragan Tsankov Blvd., 1164, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Saravanan A, Kumar PS, Varjani S, Jeevanantham S, Yaashikaa PR, Thamarai P, Abirami B, George CS. A review on algal-bacterial symbiotic system for effective treatment of wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 271:129540. [PMID: 33434824 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Industrialization, urbanization and other anthropogenic activities releases different organic and inorganic toxic chemicals into the environment which prompted the water contamination in the environment. Different physical and chemical techniques have been employed to treat the contaminated wastewater, among them biological wastewater treatment using algae has been studied extensively to overwhelm the constraints related to the usually utilized wastewater treatment techniques. The presence of bacterial biota in the wastewater will form a bond with algae and act as a natural water purification system. The removal efficiency of single algae systems was very low in contrast with that of algal-bacterial systems. Heterotrophic microorganisms separate natural organic matter that is discharged by algae as dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and discharges CO2 that the algae can take up for photosynthesis. Algae bacteria associations offer an exquisite answer for tertiary and scrape medicines because of the capacity of micro-algae to exploit inorganic compounds for their development. Furthermore, for their ability to evacuate noxious contaminants, in this way, it does not prompt optional contamination. The present review contribute the outline of algae-bacteria symbiotic relationship and their applications in the wastewater treatment. The role of algae and bacteria in the wastewater treatment have been elucidated in this review. Moreover, the efforts have been imparted the importance of alage-bacteria consortium and its applications for various pollutant removal from the environment.
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- A Saravanan
- Department of Biotechnology, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, 602105 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India.
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- Gujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, 382010, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, 602105 India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India
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- Department of Food Technology, JCT College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore, 641105, India
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- Center for Drug Discovery and Development, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, 600119, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Chennai, 603110, India
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Kim S, Quiroz-Arita C, Monroe EA, Siccardi A, Mitchell J, Huysman N, Davis RW. Application of attached algae flow-ways for coupling biomass production with the utilization of dilute non-point source nutrients in the Upper Laguna Madre, TX. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 191:116816. [PMID: 33476801 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.116816] [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: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 12/28/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The purpose of this study is to determine the potential for an attached algae flow-way system to efficiently produce algal biomass in estuarine surface waters by utilizing dilute non-point source nutrients from local urban, industrial, and agricultural discharges into the Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi, Texas. The study was conducted over the course of two years to establish seasonal base-line biomass productivity and composition for bioproducts applications, and to identify key environmental factors and flow-way cohorts impacting biomass production. For the entire cultivation period, continuous ash-free biomass production at 4 to 10 g/m2/day (corresponding to nutrient recovery at 300 to 500 mg of nitrogen/m2/day and 15 to 30 mg of phosphorus/m2/day) was successfully achieved without system restart. Upon start-up, a latency period was observed which indicates roles for species succession from relatively low productivity, high ash content pioneer periphytic culture composed primarily of benthic diatoms from the source waters to higher productivity, reduced ash content, and more resilient culture mainly composed of filamentous chlorophyta, Ulva lactuca. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to identify environmental factors driving biomass production, and machine learning (ML) models were constructed to assess the predictive capability of the data set for system performance using the local multi-season environmental variations. Environmental datasets were segregated for ML training, validation, and testing using three methods: regression tree, ensemble regression, and Gaussian process regression (GPR). The predicted ash-free biomass productivity using ML models resulted in root-squared-mean-errors (RSME) from 1.78 to 1.86 g/m2/day, and R2 values from 0.67 to 0.75 using different methods. The greatest contributor to net productivity was total solar irradiation, followed by air temperature, salinity, and pH. The results of the study should be useful as a decision-making tool to application of attached algae flow-ways for biomass production while preventing algal blooms in the environment.
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- Sungwhan Kim
- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550, United States
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- Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, 4324 Old Register Road, Statesboro, GA 30460, United States
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- Department of Fisheries and Mariculture, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78412, United States
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- Texas A&M AgriLife Research, 100 Centeq Building A, 1500 Research Parkway, College Station, TX 77843, United States
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- Department of Bioresource and Environmental Security, Sandia National Laboratories, 7011 East Ave, Livermore, CA 94550, United States.
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Substrate properties as controlling parameters in attached algal cultivation. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2021; 105:1823-1835. [PMID: 33564919 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-021-11127-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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There is growing interest in attached algae cultivation systems because they could provide a more cost- and energy-efficient alternative to planktonic (suspended algae) cultivation systems for many applications. However, attached growth systems have been far less studied than planktonic systems and have largely emphasized algae strains of most interest for biofuels. New algal biorefinery pathways have assessed the commercial potentials of algal biomass beyond biofuel production and placed more emphasis on value-added products from that biomass. Therefore, algal strain selection criteria and biomass cultivation methods need to be updated to include additional strains for improved efficiency. One possible way of improving attached cultivation systems is through engineering substrate surface characteristics to boost algal adhesion and enable strain selective algal colonization and growth. This review explores the effect of substrate chemical and topographical characteristics on the cultivation of attached algae. It also highlights the importance of considering algal community structure and attachment mechanisms in investigating attached algae systems using the example of filamentous algae found in algal turf scrubber (ATS™) systems. KEY POINTS : • Attached algal cultivation is a promising alternative to planktonic cultivation. • Performance increase results from tuning surface qualities of attachment substrates. • Attachment adaptation of periphytic algae has innate potential for cultivation.
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de Souza MP, Rizzetti TM, Hoeltz M, Dahmer M, Júnior JA, Alves G, Benitez LB, Schneider RCS. Bioproducts characterization of residual periphytic biomass produced in an algal turf scrubber (ATS) bioremediation system. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2020; 82:1247-1259. [PMID: 33055414 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2020.343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The transformation of residual biomass from bioremediation processes into new products is a worldwide trend driven by economic, environmental and social gain. The present study aimed to evaluate the potential for obtaining bioproducts of technological interest from the remaining periphytic biomass formed during a bioremediation process with an algal turf scrubber (ATS) system installed in a lake catchment. Different methodologies were used according to the target bioproduct. Analyses were performed by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC/DAD), gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS) and inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The results demonstrated that the periphytic biomass presented potential since protein (17.7%), carbohydrates (22.4%), total lipids (3.3%) with 3.6 mg mL-1 of fatty acids, antioxidants (144.5 μmol Trolox eq. g-1) and chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids (1,719.7 μg mL-1, 541.2 μg mL-1 and 317.7 μg mL-1, respectively) were obtained. Inorganic analysis presented a value of 42.3 ± 2.58% of total ash and metal presence was detected, indicating bioaccumulation. The properties found in periphyton strengthen the possibility of its application in different areas, ensuring bioremediation efficiency.
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- Maiara P de Souza
- Environmental Technology Postgraduate Program and Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- Environmental Technology Postgraduate Program and Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- Environmental Technology Postgraduate Program and Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Environmental Technology Postgraduate Program and Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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- Environmental Technology Postgraduate Program and Center of Excellence in Oilchemistry and Biotechnology, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Av. Independência 2293, Bloco 53, CEP 96815-900 Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil E-mail:
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Wang Z, He Z, Young EB. Toward enhanced performance of integrated photo-bioelectrochemical systems: Taxa and functions in bacteria-algae communities. Curr Opin Chem Biol 2020; 59:130-139. [PMID: 32750674 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Revised: 05/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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An integrated photo-bioelectrochemical (IPB) system uses microalgae in the cathode of a microbial fuel cell to achieve higher electricity generation and nutrient removal from wastewater. Using multivariate analysis and surveys of IPB studies, this paper identifies key algal and bacterial taxa and discusses their functions critical for IPB performance. Unicellular algae with high photosynthetic oxygen production and biofilm formation can enhance IPB energy production. Diverse bacterial taxa achieve nitrogen transformations and can improve total nitrogen removal. Understanding bacteria-algae interactions via quorum sensing in the IPB cathode may potentially aid in boosting system performance. Future advances in development of IPBs for wastewater treatment will benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration in analysis of microbial community functions.
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- Zixuan Wang
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, 63130, USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St Louis, MO, 63130, USA.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, USA.
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Huang W, Liu D, Huang W, Cai W, Zhang Z, Lei Z. Achieving partial nitrification and high lipid production in an algal-bacterial granule system when treating low COD/NH 4-N wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 248:126106. [PMID: 32041075 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Partial nitrification-Anammox process is an efficient and energy-saving method for nitrogen removal from low C/N wastewaters. In this study, partial nitrification was achieved in an algal-bacterial granular sludge system when treating low COD/NH4-N (309.4 mg L-1/213.6 mg L-1) wastewater under sunlight irradiation (RS). Sunlight irradiation, algae growth and free nitrous acid (FNA) decreased the activity of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (AOB) by 25.7% and completely inhibited the activity of nitrite oxidizing bacteria (NOB), resulting in a NH4-N removal efficiency of ≥99% and a nitrite accumulation efficiency of 96.5% in Rs. Compared with the control without sunlight irradiation (RC), the algal-bacterial granules in RS produced 34.7% and 13.1% more proteins and polysaccharides, respectively, and exhibited a higher structure stability. The lipid content in the algal-bacterial granules was 68.7 mg g-SS-1, which was about 2.1 times higher than that in the granules from RC, making the algal-bacterial granule a value-added biomass. Meanwhile, the content of unsaturated fatty acid methyl esters increased remarkably due to the growth of algae (Stigeoclonium, Scenedesmus and Navicula). The combined stress of sunlight irradiation, algae growth and high FNA in RS only slightly lowered the relative abundance of Nitrosomonadaceae (AOB family) from 7.5% to 5.8%, while Nitrospiraceae (NOB family) was severely inhibited and became undetectable.
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- Wenli Huang
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 94, Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, No. 94, Weijin Road, Nankai District, Tianjin, 300350, China
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- College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan University, No. 58. Renmin Road, Meilan District, Haikou, 570228, China.
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8572, Japan
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Liu J, Pemberton B, Lewis J, Scales PJ, Martin GJO. Wastewater treatment using filamentous algae - A review. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2020; 298:122556. [PMID: 31843358 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Wastewater treatment using algae is a promising approach for efficient removal of contaminating nutrients and their conversion into useful products. Monocultures of filamentous algae provide easier harvesting compared to microalgae, and better control of biomass quality than polyculture systems such as algal turf scrubbers. In this review, recent research into wastewater treatment using freshwater filamentous algae is compiled and critically analysed. Focus is given to filamentous algae monocultures, with key relevant findings from microalgae and polyculture systems discussed and compared. The application of monocultures of filamentous algae is an emerging area of research. Gaps are identified in our understanding of key aspects important to large-scale system design, including criteria for species selection, influence of nutrient type and loading, inorganic carbon supply, algae-bacteria interactions, and parameters such as pond depth, mixing and harvesting regimes. This technology has much promise, however future research is needed to maximise productivity and wastewater treatment efficiency.
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- Jiajun Liu
- Algal Processing Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Melbourne Water Corporation, 990 La Trobe Street, Docklands 3008, Australia
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- Melbourne Water Corporation, 990 La Trobe Street, Docklands 3008, Australia
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- Algal Processing Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Algal Processing Group, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia.
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Liu J, Sun P, Sun R, Wang S, Gao B, Tang J, Wu Y, Dolfing J. Carbon-nutrient stoichiometry drives phosphorus immobilization in phototrophic biofilms at the soil-water interface in paddy fields. WATER RESEARCH 2019; 167:115129. [PMID: 31581034 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115129] [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: 04/28/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Phototrophic biofilms are distributed widely at the sediment/soil-water interfaces (SWI) in paddy fields, where they immobilize phosphorus, thereby reducing its runoff loss. However, how soil carbon, nutrient availability and nutrient ratios drive the phototrophic biofilm community and its contribution to phosphorus cycling is largely unknown. A large scale field investigation in Chinese paddy fields reported here shows that soil organic carbon (SOC) and soil total nitrogen (STN) contents rather than soil total phosphorus (STP) triggered phosphorus immobilization of paddy biofilms, as they changed algal diversity and EPS production. High C: P and N: P ratios favored phosphorus immobilization in biofilm biomass via increasing the abundance of green algae. The C: N ratio on the other hand had only a weak effect on phosphorus immobilization, being counteracted by SOC or STN. Results from this study reveal how the in-situ interception of phosphorus in paddy fields is driven by soil carbon, nutrient availability and nutrient ratios and provide practical information on how to reduce runoff losses of phosphorus by regulating SOC and STN contents.
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- Junzhuo Liu
- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Agricultural Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Agricultural Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China; College of Biology and the Environment, Nanjing Forest University, 159 Long Pan Road, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Zigui Ecological Station for Three Gorges Dam Project, State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
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Chen X, Hu Z, Qi Y, Song C, Chen G. The interactions of algae-activated sludge symbiotic system and its effects on wastewater treatment and lipid accumulation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 292:122017. [PMID: 31450061 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The ability of Scenedesmus sp. 336, Chlorella sp. 1602 and activated sludge (AS) alone or in combination to remove nutrients and accumulate lipid in artificial municipal wastewater under light/dark conditions was studied. The symbiotic systems showed greater advantages than the sterile systems. Scenedesmus sp. 336 + AS system obtained the highest lipid productivity after seven days of cultivation in light, while the NO3--N and COD were completely absorbed and utilized, as well as the removal rate of PO43--P and NH4+-N were 99.82% and 87.13%, respectively. Total superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was measured to demonstrate the relationship between oxidative stress and lipid accumulation. Besides, the results of microbial analysis showed that some dominant plant growth-promoting bacteria could secrete indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) to enhance the interaction between algae and bacteria, and the denitrifying bacteria that could coexist with microalgae also improved the efficiency of wastewater treatment in the symbiotic systems.
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- Xingyu Chen
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
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Huo S, Chen J, Zhu F, Zou B, Chen X, Basheer S, Cui F, Qian J. Filamentous microalgae Tribonema sp. cultivation in the anaerobic/oxic effluents of petrochemical wastewater for evaluating the efficiency of recycling and treatment. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2019.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Stoyneva-Gärtner M, Uzunov B, Gärtner G, Radkova M, Atanassov I, Atanasova R, Borisova C, Draganova P, Stoykova P. Review on the biotechnological and nanotechnological potential of the streptophyte genus Klebsormidium with pilot data on its phycoprospecting and polyphasic identification in Bulgaria. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2019.1593887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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- Maya Stoyneva-Gärtner
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Institut für Botanik, Fakultät für Biologie, Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Functional Genetics Legumes Group, AgroBioInstitute, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Molecular Genetics Group, AgroBioInstitute, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Functional Genetics Legumes Group, AgroBioInstitute, Agricultural Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Meng F, Xi L, Liu D, Huang W, Lei Z, Zhang Z, Huang W. Effects of light intensity on oxygen distribution, lipid production and biological community of algal-bacterial granules in photo-sequencing batch reactors. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2019; 272:473-481. [PMID: 30390540 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 10/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The effects of light intensity (0-225 µmol m-2 s-1) on oxygen distribution, lipid production and biological community structure of algal-bacterial granules were investigated in six identical photo-sequencing batch reactors (with a dark/light cycle of 12 h/12 h). Typically green algal-bacterial granules could be developed at a light intensity of ≥135 µmol m-2 s-1. The lipid content was significantly increased under higher light intensity, while the percentage of saturated fatty acid methyl esters was remarkably decreased. Results showed that light intensity ≥90 µmol m-2 s-1 yielded enough O2 production from algae, creating aerobic/anoxic zone (0.3-0.6 mg-O2/L) in the core of granules and thus efficient algal-bacterial symbiosis system. Enhanced nitrogen and phosphorus removals were achieved in the reactors with stronger light illumination, probably attributable to the enrichment of ammonia oxidizing bacteria (Comamonadaceae and Nitrosomonadaceae) and algae (Navicula and Stigeoclonium). Illuminance ≥180 µmol m-2 s-1 was found to be unfavorable for Nitrospiraceae.
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- Fansheng Meng
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Institute of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Renmin Road, Haikou 570228, China
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8572, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Process and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Cheng Q, Deng F, Li H, Qin Z, Wang M, Li J. Nutrients removal from the secondary effluents of municipal domestic wastewater by Oscillatoria tenuis and subsequent co-digestion with pig manure. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2018; 39:3127-3134. [PMID: 28859537 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2017.1375020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/25/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Batch experiments were carried out to investigate the performance of Oscillatoria tenuis to remove nitrogen, phosphorus and chemical oxygen demand (COD) from secondary effluents of municipal domestic wastewater. Meanwhile the potential of biogas production by collected O. tenuis co-digested with pig manure was also investigated. O. tenuis had a biomass productivity of 150 mg L-1 d-1, a removal rate of [Formula: see text] (96.1%), total phosphorus (82.9%) and COD (92.6%) within 7 d at an aeration rate of 1.0 L/min. The biochemical methane potential (BMP) test for O. tenuis fermented with pig manure was evaluated at three different ratios. The cumulative methane yield was 183 mL CH4/gVSadd at a mixing ratio (MR) of 3.0, 191 mL CH4/gVSadd at a MR of 2.0 and 84 mL CH4/gVSadd at a MR of 1.0. The maximum methane yield appeared at the ratio of 2.0. Meanwhile, acid-, alkali- and thermal-pretreatments were applied to raw microalgae biomass to promote biogas production. The highest methane productivity (256 mL CH4/gVSadd) was achieved by the thermal-pretreatment at 120°C, which was about 1.5 times higher than the non-pretreatment group (191 mL CH4/g VSadd).
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- Qunpeng Cheng
- a School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic University , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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- b School of Environmental Science and Engineering , HuaZhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic University , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic University , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic University , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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- a School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering , Wuhan Polytechnic University , Wuhan , People's Republic of China
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Huo S, Chen J, Chen X, Wang F, Xu L, Zhu F, Guo D, Li Z. Advanced treatment of the low concentration petrochemical wastewater by Tribonema sp. microalgae grown in the open photobioreactors coupled with the traditional Anaerobic/Oxic process. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 270:476-481. [PMID: 30245317 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2018] [Revised: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In this paper, the filamentous microalgae Tribonema sp. grown in the open photobioreactors (PBRs) was directly integrated with the traditional Anaerobic/Oxic (A/O) process for the advanced treatment of low concentration petrochemical wastewater. The COD removal rate was only 71.7% after direct treatment of wastewater effluent from the primary clarifier in the open PBRs, while in-depth purification could be achieved in the secondary clarifier with COD removal rates reached to 97.8% in the open PBRs. The NH3-N and P of the two effluents were almost completely removed after 5-7 days in the open PBRs. The biomass concentration, productivity and the oil content in the open PBRs with the secondary clarifier effluent were all higher than those in the primary clarifier group. The filamentous microalgae Tribonema sp. as a post-treatment step for the A/O process can achieve deep removal of the pollutants and accumulate higher biomass concentration and oil content.
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- Shuhao Huo
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 210009, China
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Yan Z, Kangas PC, Yuan X, Chen Y, Zhang Y, Li J, Su Y, Gao X, Chen N. Flow conditions influence nutrient removal at an artificial lake and a drinking water reservoir with an algal floway. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Santos FM, Pires JCM. Nutrient recovery from wastewaters by microalgae and its potential application as bio-char. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 267:725-731. [PMID: 30082133 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.07.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/24/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The intensive agricultural practices are increasing the demand for chemical fertilizers, being currently produced from a non-environmental friendly way. Besides the environmental impacts, the nutrient uptake efficiency by the crops is very low, representing huge losses into the fields. Therefore, it is crucial to study alternatives for the current chemical fertilizers, which simultaneous improve nutrient efficiency and minimize environmental impacts. A sustainable solution is to recover nutrients from wastewater streams with microalgal cultures and the biomass conversion into bio-char for soil amendment. Wastewaters are loaded with nitrogen and phosphorus and can be used as culture medium for microalgae. Thus, nutrients can be recycled, reducing the requirement of chemical fertilizers. This paper aims to review nutrient recovery from wastewater using microalgae and the biomass conversion into bio-char. This process promotes nutrient recycling and the bio-char (when added to soil) improves the nutrient uptake efficiency by crops.
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- Francisca M Santos
- Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia (LEPABE), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia (LEPABE), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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Han H, Zhu S, Qiao J, Guo M. Data-driven intelligent monitoring system for key variables in wastewater treatment process. Chin J Chem Eng 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2018.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Zhang Q, Yu Z, Zhu L, Ye T, Zuo J, Li X, Xiao B, Jin S. Vertical-algal-biofilm enhanced raceway pond for cost-effective wastewater treatment and value-added products production. WATER RESEARCH 2018; 139:144-157. [PMID: 29635151 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Revised: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A win-win strategy by the integration of wastewater treatment with value-added products production through a vertical-algal-biofilm enhanced raceway was investigated in the present study. Raceway pond was enhanced by vertically setting the biofilm in the system with a certain interval distance that could be adjusted for different light conditions and wastewater types. Two types of synthetic wastewater were treated with suitability-proven materials as biofilm carriers under four operation distances. Composition of the harvested algal biomass was analyzed. Coral velvet with 5-8 mm length villus was the optimal carrier, since it was durable and with high biomass productivity (6.95-8.11 g m-2·day-1). Nutrients in the wastewaters were efficiently removed with the COD, TN and TP reduction of over 86.61%, 73.68% and 89.85%, respectively. Wastewater with the low nutrients concentration experienced lower biomass and lipid productivity but larger biodiesel productivity and higher nutrient removal efficiency. In addition, as the operation distance increased, wastewater treatment efficiency was first increased but then decreased, while algal biomass footprint production was decreased. Differences in nutrients removal efficiencies were mainly due to the distance difference, which caused different biofilm culture surface areas and light regimes. The optimal operation distance as a function of the efficient nutrient removal and biodiesel production in this study was 6 cm.
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- Qi Zhang
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
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- Faculty of Technology, University of Vaasa, FI-65101, Vaasa, Finland
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430074, China.
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Vo Hoang Nhat P, Ngo HH, Guo WS, Chang SW, Nguyen DD, Nguyen PD, Bui XT, Zhang XB, Guo JB. Can algae-based technologies be an affordable green process for biofuel production and wastewater remediation? BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 256:491-501. [PMID: 29472123 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.02.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/04/2018] [Accepted: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Algae is a well-known organism that its characteristic is prominent for biofuel production and wastewater remediation. This critical review aims to present the applicability of algae with in-depth discussion regarding three key aspects: (i) characterization of algae for its applications; (ii) the technical approaches and their strengths and drawbacks; and (iii) future perspectives of algae-based technologies. The process optimization and combinations with other chemical and biological processes have generated efficiency, in which bio-oil yield is up to 41.1%. Through life cycle assessment, algae bio-energy achieves high energy return than fossil fuel. Thus, the algae-based technologies can reasonably be considered as green approaches. Although selling price of algae bio-oil is still high (about $2 L-1) compared to fossil fuel's price of $1 L-1, it is expected that the algae bio-oil's price will become acceptable in the next coming decades and potentially dominate 75% of the market.
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- P Vo Hoang Nhat
- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia and Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, TianjinChengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia and Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, TianjinChengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China.
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia and Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, TianjinChengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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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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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Technology, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Technology, Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh, District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia and Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, TianjinChengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Joint Research Centre for Protective Infrastructure Technology and Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia and Department of Environmental and Municipal Engineering, TianjinChengjian University, Tianjin 300384, China
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Calahan D, Osenbaugh E, Adey W. Expanded algal cultivation can reverse key planetary boundary transgressions. Heliyon 2018; 4:e00538. [PMID: 29560453 PMCID: PMC5857643 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e00538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Revised: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Humanity is degrading multiple ecosystem services, potentially irreversibly. Two of the most important human impacts are excess agricultural nutrient loading in our fresh and estuarine waters and excess carbon dioxide in our oceans and atmosphere. Large-scale global intervention is required to slow, halt, and eventually reverse these stresses. Cultivating attached polyculture algae within controlled open-field photobioreactors is a practical technique for exploiting the ubiquity and high primary productivity of algae to capture and recycle the pollutants driving humanity into unsafe regimes of biogeochemical cycling, ocean acidification, and global warming. Expanded globally and appropriately distributed, algal cultivation is capable of removing excess nutrients from global environments, while additionally sequestering appreciable excess carbon. While obviously a major capital and operational investment, such a project is comparable in magnitude to the construction and maintenance of the global road transportation network. Beyond direct amelioration of critical threats, expanded algal cultivation would produce a major new commodity flow of biomass, potentially useful either as a valuable organic commodity itself, or used to reduce the scale of the problem by improving soils, slowing or reversing the loss of arable land. A 100 year project to expand algal cultivation to completely recycle excess global agricultural N and P would, when fully operational, require gross global expenses no greater than $2.3 × 1012 yr−1, (3.0% of the 2016 global domestic product) and less than 1.9 × 107 ha (4.7 × 107 ac), 0.38% of the land area used globally to grow food. The biomass generated embodies renewable energy equivalent to 2.8% of global primary energy production.
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- Dean Calahan
- Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, USA
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- Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20013, USA
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Demura M, Yoshida M, Yokoyama A, Ito J, Kobayashi H, Kayano S, Tamagawa Y, Watanobe M, Date N, Osaka M, Kawarada M, Watanabe T, Inouye I, Watanabe MM. Biomass productivity of native algal communities in Minamisoma city, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wu Y, Liu J, Rene ER. Periphytic biofilms: A promising nutrient utilization regulator in wetlands. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 248:44-48. [PMID: 28756125 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.07.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2017] [Revised: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Low nutrient utilization efficiency in agricultural ecosystems is the main cause of nonpoint source (NPS) pollution. Therefore, novel approaches should be explored to improve nutrient utilization in these ecosystems. Periphytic biofilms composed of microalgae, bacteria and other microbial organisms are ubiquitous and form a 'third phase' in artificial wetlands such as paddy fields. Periphytic biofilms play critical roles in nutrient transformation between the overlying water and soil/sediment, however, their contributions to nutrient utilization improvement and NPS pollution control have been largely underestimated. This mini review summarizes the contributions of periphytic biofilms to nutrient transformation processes, including assimilating and storing bioavailable nitrogen and phosphorus, fixing nitrogen, and activating occluded phosphorus. Future research should focus on augmenting the nitrogen fixing, phosphate solubilizing and phosphatase producing microorganisms in periphytic biofilms to improve nutrient utilization and thereby reduce NPS pollution production in artificial and natural wetland ecosystems.
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- Yonghong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 71 East Beijing Road, Nanjing 210008, China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Water Technology, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, 2611 AX Delft, The Netherlands
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Li JY, Deng KY, Hesterberg D, Xia YQ, Wu CX, Xu RK. Mechanisms of enhanced inorganic phosphorus accumulation by periphyton in paddy fields as affected by calcium and ferrous ions. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 609:466-475. [PMID: 28755596 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The effect of periphyton propagation in paddy fields on phosphorus biogeochemical cycling has received little attention. In this phytotron study, inorganic phosphorus (Pi) accumulation by periphyton was investigated for varying inputs of calcium [Ca(II)] or ferrous‑iron [Fe(II)], and lighting conditions. Results indicated that additions of Ca(II) or Fe(II) enhanced abiotic accumulation of Pi by up to 16 times, and decreased solution Pi concentration by up to 50%, especially under light condition. The enhanced Pi accumulation into periphyton intensified with increasing Pi concentration, and Pi accumulation showed a positive linear relationship with Ca or Fe accumulation. Abiotic accumulation of Pi induced by Ca(II) was mainly through Ca-phosphate precipitation, and co-precipitation of P with carbonates at pH>8. Accumulation with added Fe(II) was mainly considered to be through Fe(III) phosphate precipitation coupled with adsorption of Pi by ferric hydroxides. Moreover, Fe(II) was more effective than Ca(II) in promoting abiotic accumulation of Pi by periphyton. Our results indicate the potential for controlling environmental factors to enhance the role of periphyton in biogeochemical cycling and P-use efficiency in paddy rice fields and to reduce P discharged to neighboring water bodies.
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- Jiu-Yu Li
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 21008, China; Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 21008, China
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7619, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 21008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 21008, China.
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