Growth potential of microalgae on ammonia-rich anaerobic digester effluent for wastewater remediation

  • Kayla Rude
  • , Cody Yothers
  • , Tyler J. Barzee
  • , Serena Kutney
  • , Ruihong Zhang
  • , Annaliese Franz

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Resumen

Microalgae strains, Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella vulgaris, Scenedesmus acutus f. alternans, and Scenedesmus obliquus, can be successfully cultivated on ammonia-rich ultrafiltered anaerobically digested food waste, referred to as food waste permeate (FWP), and its ammonia-stripped counterpart, stripped food waste permeate (SFWP). Using a three-stage screening method, these four microalgae strains were determined to be viable for cultivation on diluted FWP and SFWP out of 10 strains initially investigated. Cultivation utilizing FWP supported similar or higher microalgae growth compared to cultivation on synthetic media. Nutrient remediation efficiencies vary across species and conditions, with C. sorokiniana cultures reaching >95% reductions in both phosphorus and nitrogen concentrations when cultivated on SFWP. Analysis of both the growth and remediation capacities of the four microalgae strains on FWP demonstrate their potential use as an alternative treatment method for nutrient-dense waste streams.

Idioma originalEnglish
Número de artículo102613
PublicaciónAlgal Research
Volumen62
DOI
EstadoPublished - mar 2022

Nota bibliográfica

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the California Energy Commission [Award No. ARV-15-008]. We acknowledge Dr. Andrew Burch, Justin Lee and Jeanelle Smoot for their technical support during this study, and reviewers for their helpful comments during the review process.

Funding Information:
The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Annaliese Franz reports financial support was provided by California Energy Commission.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021

Financiación

This work was supported by the California Energy Commission [Award No. ARV-15-008]. We acknowledge Dr. Andrew Burch, Justin Lee and Jeanelle Smoot for their technical support during this study, and reviewers for their helpful comments during the review process. The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Annaliese Franz reports financial support was provided by California Energy Commission.

FinanciadoresNúmero del financiador
California Energy CommissionARV-15-008
California Energy Commission

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    • Agronomy and Crop Science

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