Using wastewater for mass microalgae production as an energy crop

Min Min; Liang Wang; Yifeng Chen; Yecong Li; Paul Chen; Roger Ruan

Using wastewater for mass microalgae production as an energy crop

Min Min, Liang Wang, Yifeng Chen, Yecong Li, Paul Chen, Roger Ruan

Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering

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Abstract

This paper demonstrated a novel mass microalgae production system which is using municipal wastewater to produce microalgae biomass for energy recovery. In this project, raw centrate from municipal wastewater plant without any treatment was used as algae culture medium. Algae strain Chlorella showed great ability for nutrient remove and algae biomass production. In a low light intensity condition and 1/3 harvesting rate, the system can produce total biomass of 1.3 g-L ¹day^-1 with 60% volatile biomass and remove 40% of COD, 15% of TKN, and 60% PO₄-P. By adjusting the operation parameter, such as increasing light intensity, reduce harvesting rate, more nutrient could be removed by the algae.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
Pages	1780-1786
Number of pages	7
State	Published - 2009
Event	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009 - Reno, NV, United States Duration: Jun 21 2009 → Jun 24 2009

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Name	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009
Volume	3

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Other	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Reno, NV
Period	6/21/09 → 6/24/09

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Biomass
Microalgae
Nutrient removal
Wastewater treatment

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Min, M., Wang, L., Chen, Y., Li, Y., Chen, P., & Ruan, R. (2009). Using wastewater for mass microalgae production as an energy crop. In American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009 (pp. 1780-1786). (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009; Vol. 3).

Using wastewater for mass microalgae production as an energy crop. / Min, Min; Wang, Liang; Chen, Yifeng et al.
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009. 2009. p. 1780-1786 (American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009; Vol. 3).

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Min, M, Wang, L, Chen, Y, Li, Y, Chen, P & Ruan, R 2009, Using wastewater for mass microalgae production as an energy crop. in American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, ASABE 2009, vol. 3, pp. 1780-1786, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers Annual International Meeting 2009, Reno, NV, United States, 6/21/09.

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