Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris in Aquaculture Wastewater for Protein Production

Microalgae have emerged as environment friendly alternative source of valuable products for energy, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. These microorganisms have been also studied in wastewater treatments due to its ability to remove CO2, nitrogen, phosphorus, and toxic metals. In this work, cul...

ver descrição completa

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Blanco, Estefany, Sanchez-Galvis, Edwar, González-Delgado, Angel Darío, García-Martinez, Janet, Barajas Solano, andres F
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2018
País:Colombia
Recursos:Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander
Repositório:Repositorio Digital UFPS
Idioma:inglês
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufps.edu.co:ufps/1600
Acesso em linha:http://repositorio.ufps.edu.co/handle/ufps/1600
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Microalgae
Growth
Protein
Treatment
Wastewater
Descrição
Resumo:Microalgae have emerged as environment friendly alternative source of valuable products for energy, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. These microorganisms have been also studied in wastewater treatments due to its ability to remove CO2, nitrogen, phosphorus, and toxic metals. In this work, cultivation of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris was carried out in aquaculture wastewater in order to reduce its contents of NO3 and PO4. In addition, different concentration of inorganic carbon sources (NaHCO3 and Na2CO3) and addition times were considered for determining suitable conditions in microalgae culture to produce proteins. It was found that highest protein content (45 % w/w) was achieved at 3.4 g/L of NaHCO3 and 19 h of addition time.