Optimizing of Microalgae Scenedesmus sp. Biomass Production in Wet Market Wastewater Using Response Surface Methodology

Najeeha Mohd Apandi, Mimi Suliza Muhamad, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Norshuhaila Mohamed Sunar, Adel Al-Gheethi, Paran Gani and Fahmi A. Rahman
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Najeeha Mohd Apandi: Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Education Hub, Pagoh, Johor 84600, Malaysia
Mimi Suliza Muhamad: Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Education Hub, Pagoh, Johor 84600, Malaysia
Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed: Micro-Pollutant Research Centre (MPRC), Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built and Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor 86400, Malaysia
Norshuhaila Mohamed Sunar: Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Education Hub, Pagoh, Johor 84600, Malaysia
Adel Al-Gheethi: Micro-Pollutant Research Centre (MPRC), Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Built and Environment, University Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor 86400, Malaysia
Paran Gani: Faculty of Science and Technology Quest International University Perak, N. 227, Plaza The Teng Seng (Level 2), Jalan Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak 30250, Malaysia
Fahmi A. Rahman: Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Pagoh Education Hub, Pagoh, Johor 84600, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 4, 1-19

Abstract: The present study aimed to optimize the production of Scenedesmus sp. biomass during the phycoremediation process. The biomass productivity was optimized using face centred central composite design (FCCCD) in response surface methodology (RSM) as a function of two independent variables that included wet market wastewater concentrations ( A ) with a range of 10% to 75% and aeration rate ( B ) with a range of 0.02 to 4.0 L/min. The results revealed that the highest biomass productivity (73 mg/L/d) and maximum growth rate (1.19 day −1 ) was achieved with the 64.26% of ( A ) and 3.08 L/min of ( B ). The GC-MS composition analysis of the biomass yield extract revealed that the major compounds are hexadecane (25%), glaucine (16.2%), and phytol (8.33%). The presence of these compounds suggests that WMW has the potential to be used as a production medium for Scenedesmus sp. Biomass, which has several applications in the pharmaceutical and chemical industry.

Keywords: microalgae; wet market wastewater; biomass production; Scenedesmus sp. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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