期刊
APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
卷 176, 期 5, 页码 1290-1302出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s12010-015-1646-7
关键词
CO2 fixation; Growth kinetics; Wastewater treatment; Nutrient uptake; Thermogravimetric analysis
资金
- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) through Science & Technology Unit at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) [KACST ARP A-T-32-62(KACST ARP T-K-11-0431)]
This communication reports an experimental investigation of integrated CO2 bio-conversion, wastewater treatment, and biomass production by microalgae cultivation. In this regard, the effects of CO2 concentrations on mixotrophic growth kinetics of a microalgae strain (Nannochloropsis oculata) are conducted in a semi-batch photobioreactor. The concentration of CO2 in the feed stream is varied from 4 to 12 mol% by adjusting CO2-to-air ratio. The variation of pH of the synthetic wastewater culture media and nutrient uptake by the microalgae are also monitored. The experimental evaluation shows that 8 % CO2 gives the highest growth rate of N. oculata with a productivity of 0.088 g L-1 day(-1). Under the studied conditions, the pH value of the culture media between 5.5 and 6.5 is favorable for the growth of N. oculata in mixotrophic condition. Among the nutrients available in the culture media, percentage of ammonia removal is found to be the highest (98.9 %) as compared that of other compounds such as nitrate (88.2 %) and phosphate (18.9 %). The thermochemical characteristics of the cultivated microalgae are assessed by thermogravimetric analysis in presence of air. The produced microalgae is thermally stable up to 200 A degrees C. Following that, the microalgae biomass is sharply decomposed within 600 A degrees C.
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