Mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae coupled with anaerobic hydrolysis for sustainable treatment of municipal wastewater in a hybrid system of anaerobic membrane bioreactor and membrane photobioreactor

Autor: Qiao-Ling Zhao, Jun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Yan Yang, Ya-Ming Ge, Mei Liu, Dong-Zhi Chen, Feng Gao, Jin-Sheng Yang, Jian-Meng Chen, Chen Li
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Bioresource Technology. 337:125457
ISSN: 0960-8524
Popis: This study investigated the possibility of coupling anaerobic hydrolysis in an anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) with mixotrophic microalgae cultivation in a membrane photobioreactor (MPBR) for the sustainable treatment of municipal wastewater. Using the hydrolyzed wastewater discharged from AnMBR, Chlorella pyrenoidosa in MPBR grew in a mixotrophic mode and realized rapid growth. During the stable operation, MPBR achieved average carbon capture rate of 42.82 mg L−1 d−1 and algal lipid production rate of 19.66 mg L−1 d−1. The average reduction in TN, TP, and TOC during stable operation was 96.7%, 98.0%, and 95.9%, respectively. Mass balance analysis showed that the overall system captured 14.76 mg of carbon from the atmosphere per liter of wastewater treated. Therefore, this AnMBR-MPBR hybrid system simultaneously realized advanced treatment of municipal wastewater, efficient production of algal lipid, and carbon capture from atmosphere, and thus has a good potential in the sustainable treatment of municipal wastewater.
Databáze: OpenAIRE