Growth and lipid accumulation properties of a freshwater microalga, Chlorella ellipsoidea YJ1, in domestic secondary effluents

Jia Yang, Xin Li, Hongying Hu, Xue Zhang, Yin Yu and Yongsheng Chen

Applied Energy, 2011, vol. 88, issue 10, 3295-3299

Abstract: The combination of microalga-based biodiesel production and wastewater treatment is a promising approach to solve problems related to the energy crisis as well as eutrophication in bodies of water. A freshwater microalga, Chlorella ellipsoidea YJ1, with a high capacity for biomass production and lipid accumulation in secondary effluent was isolated. C. ellipsoidea YJ1 could achieve a biomass of 425mgL−1 (dry weight) in domestic secondary effluent treated with activated sludge technology; and the lipid content per unit of algal biomass was as high as 43% (w/w) in this condition. The lipid growth rate of C. ellipsoidea YJ1 in domestic secondary effluents could attain 11.4mg/L. Furthermore, after the cultivation of C. ellipsoidea YJ1, the removal efficiencies of nitrogen and phosphorus from the secondary effluent studied in this paper were more than 99% and 90%, respectively. Logistic and Monod models were used successfully to simulate the growth of C. ellipsoidea YJ1, and its maximum biomass and maximum population growth rate under different initial concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus could be simulated and predicted using the models. .

Keywords: Freshwater microalga; Chlorella ellipsoidea YJ1; Secondary effluent; Lipid accumulation; Nutrient removal; Biomass production (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.11.029

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