Performance evaluation of an outdoor algal biorefinery for sustainable production of biomass, lipid and lutein valorizing flue-gas carbon dioxide and wastewater cocktail.

We evaluated wastewater remediation and CO2 utilization potential of Chlorella minutissima from flue gas in a raceway pond, while synthesizing lutein and lipid for potential healthcare and biofuel application. A mix of 20% kitchen waste, 10 g L-1 of poultry litter waste and 5% flue gas was maintained while cultivating the microalga. Complete removal of nitrate, nitrite and ammonium, 85% carbon and 91% phosphorus was observed. An average areal biomass productivity of 4.06 ± 0.12 g m-2 day-1 with a specific growth rate of 0.34 ± 0.03 day-1 was observed within 9 days. Biomass productivity of 6.21 ± 0.16 g m-2 day-1 with a specific growth rate of 0.34 ± 0.03 day-1 was achieved during winter. Furthermore, lipid content with appropriate fatty acid composition 1.04:1 (saturation:unsaturation) increased from 25% to 58%. Additionally, lutein productivity of 1.2 ± 0.08 mgL-1 day-1, while utilizing 80.74 ± 0.07 mg L-1 day-1 of CO2 from 5% flue gas was obtained.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Bioresource Technology

• Publication date

  2019-03-16

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Engineering, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.075PMID 30908984
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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