Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 101, Issue 19, Pages 7314-7322Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.04.092
Keywords
Chlorella vulgaris; Textile wastewater; Colour removal; Bioremediation; Microalgae
Funding
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia [03-01-01-001 BTK/ER/020]
- Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea
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The potential application of Chlorella vulgaris UMACC 001 for bioremediation of textile wastewater (TW) was investigated using four batches of cultures in high rate algae ponds (HRAP) containing textile dye (Supranol Red 3BW) or TVV. The biomass attained ranged from 0.17 to 2.26 mg chlorophyll a/L while colour removal ranged from 41.8% to 50.0%. There was also reduction of NH4-N (44.4-45.1%), PO4-P (33.1-33.3%) and COD (38.3-62.3%) in the TW. Supplementation of the TIN with nutrients of Bold's Basal Medium (BBM) increased biomass production but did not improve colour removal or reduction of pollutants. The mechanism of colour removal by C. vulgaris is biosorption, in accordance with both the Langmuir and Freundlich models. The HRAP using C. vulgaris offers a good system for the polishing of TW before final discharge. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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