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Two-stage cultivation of two Chlorella sp. strains by simultaneous treatment of brewery wastewater and maximizing lipid productivity

  • Wasif Farooq
  • , Young Chul Lee
  • , Byung Gon Ryu
  • , Byung Hyuk Kim
  • , Hee Sik Kim
  • , Yoon E. Choi
  • , Ji Won Yang*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A cultivation system in the two-stage photoautotrophic-photoheterotrophic/mixotrophic mode was adapted to maximize lipid productivity of two freshwater strains of Chlorella sp. grown in brewery wastewater (BWW). The endogenous Chlorella sp. isolated from BWW had a higher growth rate than wild-type Chlorella vulgaris (UTEX-265) while C. vulgaris (UTEX-265) had a higher maximal biomass and lipid contents than that of endogenous Chlorella sp., resulting in more than 90% of the inorganic nutrients in both total nitrogen (TN) and phosphorus (TP) was removed during the first stage in the two-stage photoautotrophic-photoheterotrophic mode in each Chlorella sp. The maximal biomass and lipid contents of C. vulgaris (UTEX-265) for single stage photoautotrophic cultivation were 1.5. g/L and 18%, respectively. Importantly, during two-stage photoautotrophic-photoheterotrophic cultivation for C. vulgaris (UTEX-265), the biomass was increased to 3.5. g/L, and the lipid productivity was increased from 31.1 to 108.0. mg/L. day.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)230-238
Number of pages9
JournalBioresource technology
Volume132
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Mar
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Advanced Biomass R&D Center (ABC) as a Global Frontier Project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology ( ABC-2010-0029718 ).

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Contamination control
  • Lipid productivity
  • Microalgal biodiesel
  • Two-stage cultivation
  • Wastewater treatment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Waste Management and Disposal

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