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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
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SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29232-y
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Mixed culture; Algae; Yeast; Bioenergy; Biomass; Lipid yield; Power generation
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This study investigated the effect of co-culturing the photobiont and mycobiont in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) cathode on biomass production, lipid generation, and power output. The MFC with co-culture enhanced the lipid output of biomass by 28.33% and had a higher open circuit voltage and specific growth rate compared to algae alone. The co-culture proved beneficial at the MFC cathode in terms of total energy output.
This study investigated the effect of co-culturing the photobiont and mycobiont in the microbial fuel cell (MFC) cathode on biomass production, lipid generation, and power output. Chlorella vulgaris provides oxygen and nutrients for the yeast Cystobasidium oligophagum JRC1, while the latter offers CO2 and quench oxygen for higher algal growth. The MFC with co-culture enhanced the lipid output of biomass by 28.33%, and the total yield and productivity were 1.47 +/- 0.18 g/l and 0.123 g/l/day, respectively. Moreover, with co-culture, the open circuit voltage of 685 +/- 11 mV was two times higher than algae alone. The specific growth rate ( day(-1)) at the cathode was 0.367 +/- 0.04 in co-culture and 0.288 +/- 0.05 with C. vulgaris only. The power density of the system was 5.37 +/- 0.21 mW/m(2) with 75.88 +/- 1.89% of COD removal. The co-culture thus proved beneficial at the MFC cathode in terms of total energy output as 11.5 +/- 0.035 kWh/m(3), which was 1.4-fold higher than algae alone.
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