Dual role of Chlorella vulgaris in wastewater treatment for biodiesel production: Growth optimization and nutrients removal study

Khoo, C.G. and Woo, M.H. and Yury, N. and Lam, M.K. and Lee, K.T. (2017) Dual role of Chlorella vulgaris in wastewater treatment for biodiesel production: Growth optimization and nutrients removal study. Nihon Enerugi Gakkaishi/Journal of the Japan Institute of Energy, 96 (8). pp. 290-299.

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Abstract

The environmental footprint for microalgae based biofuel can be reduced by coupling the microalgae cultivation with wastewater treatment. In the present study, the nutrients source for microalga Chlorella vulgaris was replaced by municipal wastewater from wastewater treatment plant located at USM Engineering Campus, Penang. All cultivation experiments were conducted in 5 L photobioreactors (PBRs) under indoor condition with illumination from artificial lights and compressed-air aeration. The growth performances of microalga C. vulgaris and nutrients uptake from wastewater were monitored throughout a 13-day cultivation period. The nutrients removal efficiency (NRE) for total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) by microalgae are 72.1 wt and 89.7 wt, respectively under the optimum cultivation conditions. Subsequently, microalgae biomass was collected by flocculation method, followed by extraction of lipid and transesterified to biodiesel. It was found that the biomass collected under optimum cultivation conditions achieved a maximum biomass dry weight density (N) of 0.76 g/L (or an equivalent biomass daily productivity, P of 58.6 mg/(L·d)). © 2017, Japan Institute of Energy. All rights reserved.

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Departments / MOR / COE: Division > Academic > Faculty of Engineering > Chemical Engineering
Depositing User: Mr Ahmad Suhairi Mohamed Lazim
Date Deposited: 20 Apr 2018 00:47
Last Modified: 20 Apr 2018 00:47
URI: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/19428

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