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Effectiveness of Scenedesmus sp. Biomass Grow and Nutrients Removal from Liquid Phase of Digestates

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  • Marta Kisielewska

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Marcin Zieliński

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Marcin Dębowski

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

  • Joanna Kazimierowicz

    (Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Bialystok University of Technology, Wiejska St. 45E, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland)

  • Zdzisława Romanowska-Duda

    (Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha St. 12/13, 90-237 Lodz, Poland)

  • Magda Dudek

    (Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Geoengineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland)

Abstract

One of the most important factors in determining the profitable production of microalgae biomass is the use of a cost effective growth medium that is rich in nutrients. The objective of the study was to determine the possibility of using digestates from anaerobic digestion of different feedstock mixtures as the media for Scenedesmus sp. cultivation. A different liquid digestate composition was obtained in terms of organic compounds, phosphorus, and nitrogen concentrations, depending on the substrates used in the anaerobic digestion. It was found that the highest biomass production was obtained when using digestate from anaerobic digestion of the feedstock mainly composed of microalgae biomass, which was characterized by low organic compounds concentration. In this case, the average biomass concentration reached 2382 mg total solids/L. A lower Scenedesmus sp. biomass yield was obtained using digestate from anaerobic digester processing feedstock based on maize silage and cattle menure. In the variants of the study, it was also found that the increase in the initial concentration of ammonia nitrogen in the growth medium up to 160 mg/L significantly reduced the growth of Scenedesmus sp. The results indicated the possibility of a high ammonia nitrogen and orthophosphates removal from anaerobic digestates by Scenedesmus sp. microalgae. Phosphorus concentration in the cultivation medium is a limiting factor for the growth of Scenedesmus sp. , thus phosphorus supplementation should be considered when using liquid digestate as the culture medium. The optimization model indicated that the volume of liquid digestate that was used for preparing the cultivation medium, the initial concentration of organic compounds, and the initial concentration of ammonia nitrogen had a significant impact on the production of Scenedesmus sp. biomass.

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  • Marta Kisielewska & Marcin Zieliński & Marcin Dębowski & Joanna Kazimierowicz & Zdzisława Romanowska-Duda & Magda Dudek, 2020. "Effectiveness of Scenedesmus sp. Biomass Grow and Nutrients Removal from Liquid Phase of Digestates," Energies, MDPI, vol. 13(6), pages 1-11, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:13:y:2020:i:6:p:1432-:d:334433
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