Journal
WATER
Volume 14, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/w14020221
Keywords
microalgae; high nitrogen wastewater; anaerobic digestion effluents; nutrient removal; microalgae biomass characterization
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- European Union
- Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation [T1EDK-00406]
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This study evaluated the bioremediation capacity of four microalgae species for anaerobic digestion effluent rich in ammonium nitrogen. The results showed that ammonium nitrogen is preferable for microalgae growth, and the use of ADE as a cultivation medium increased the carbohydrate content in the species.
Four microalgae species were evaluated for their bioremediation capacity of anaerobic digestion effluent (ADE) rich in ammonium nitrogen, derived from a biogas plant. Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella sorokiniana, Desmodesmus communis and Stichococcus sp. were examined for their nutrient assimilation efficiency, biomass production and composition through their cultivation in 3.7% v/v ADE; their performance was compared with standard cultivation media which consisted in different nitrogen sources, i.e., BG-11(NO3) and BG-11(H4) where N-NO3 was replaced by N-NH4. The results justified ammonium as the most preferable source of nitrogen for microalgae growth. Although Stichococcus sp. outperformed the other 3 species in N-NH4 removal efficiency both in BG-11(NH4) and in 3.7% ADE (reaching up to 90.79% and 69.69% respectively), it exhibited a moderate biomass production when it was cultivated in diluted ADE corresponding to 0.59 g/L, compared to 0.89 g/L recorded by C. vulgaris and 0.7 g/L by C. sorokiniana and D. communis. Phosphorus contained in the effluent and in the control media was successfully consumed by all of the species, although its removal rate was found to be affected by the type of nitrogen source used and the particular microalgae species. The use of ADE as cultivation medium resulted in a significant increase in carbohydrates content in all investigated species.
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