Journal article
Long term outdoor microalgal phycoremediation of anaerobically digested abattoir effluent
Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.323, Art. 116322
2022
Abstract
Sufficient and reliable long-term field data on the growth, productivity and nutrient removal rates of microalgal based wastewater treatment system is essential to validate its overall techno-economic feasibility. Here, we investigated the semi-continuous microalgal cultivation of Scenedesmus sp. in anaerobically digested abattoir effluent (ADAE) for 13 months in outdoor raceway ponds operated at 20 cm depth. This study was initiated with three different cultures consisting of 1) monocultures of Chlorella sp., 2) Scenedesmus sp., and 3) an equal mixed concentration of both microalgae species. However, after 15 weeks, Scenedesmus sp. was found to be the most dominant microalgae species in all the different cultures, even completely taking over the Chlorella sp. monoculture. Over the course of summer and early autumn, the average weekly biomass productivity of Scenedesmus sp. cultures was 12.5 ± 0.6 g m−2 d−1 which was 16% and 30% higher than productivities recorded in spring and winter, respectively. All available ammoniacal nitrogen (NH3–N) was found to be exhausted during each growth period with an average 33.6% nitrogen assimilation rate. The average rate of phosphate and COD (chemical oxygen demand) removals were 85.2% and 37.5% throughout the cultivation period. No significant differences were found in carbohydrate, lipid and protein content of Scenedesmus sp. during different seasons of the year. Over 53% increase in biomass productivity can be achieved if CO2 is added to control culture pH at pH 6.5. Here, we successfully demonstrated reliability of continuous long-term cultivation of microalgae in ADAE for simultaneous wastewater treatment and algal biomass production.
Details
- Title
- Long term outdoor microalgal phycoremediation of anaerobically digested abattoir effluent
- Authors/Creators
- H. Shayesteh (Author/Creator)A. Vadiveloo (Author/Creator)P.A. Bahri (Author/Creator)N.R. Moheimani (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.323, Art. 116322
- Publisher
- Academic Press
- Identifiers
- 991005544123307891
- Copyright
- © 2022 Elsevier Ltd.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Energy; School of Environmental and Conservation Sciences; Centre for Water, Energy and Waste; Algae R&D Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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