Growth rate, organic carbon and nutrient removal rates of Chlorella sorokiniana in autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions.

Autor: Kim S; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Center for Environmental Studies, Kyung Hee University, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea., Park JE, Cho YB, Hwang SJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Bioresource technology [Bioresour Technol] 2013 Sep; Vol. 144, pp. 8-13. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jun 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.06.068
Abstrakt: This study sought to investigate the growth rate and organic carbon and nutrient removal efficiency of Chlorella sorokiniana under autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions. Growth rates of the microalgae were 0.24 d(-1), 0.53 d(-1) and 0.44 d(-1) in autotrophic, heterotrophic and mixotrophic conditions, respectively. The growth rate of C. sorokiniana was significantly higher for that grown under heterotrophic conditions. The nitrogen removal rates were 13.1 mg-N/L/day, 23.9 mg-N/L/day and 19.4 mg-N/L/day, respectively. The phosphorus removal rates reached to 3.4 mg-P/L/day, 5.6 mg-P/L/day and 5.1 mg-P/L/day, respectively. Heterotrophic conditions were superior in terms of the microalgae growth and removal of nitrogen and phosphorus compared to autotrophic and mixotrophic conditions, suggesting that microalgae cultured under this condition would be most useful for application in wastewater treatment systems.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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