Microalgae-based agro-industrial wastewater treatment: a preliminary screening of biodegradability

作者：Posadas E; Bochon S; Coca M; Garcia Gonzalez M C; Garcia Encina P A; Munoz R^*

来源：Journal of Applied Phycology, 2014, 26(6): 2335-2345.

DOI：10.1007/s10811-014-0263-0

• Algal-bacterial symbiosis
• Agro-industrial wastewaters
• Carbon and nutrient removal
• Photosynthetic oxygenation

The potential of algal-bacterial symbiosis for the removal of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus from five agro-industrial wastewaters was investigated in enclosed batch biodegradation tests using a mixed microalgae consortium and activated sludge as model microorganisms. The target wastewaters were obtained from potato processing (PW), fish processing (FW), animal feed production (MW), coffee manufacturing (CW) and yeast production (YW). The initial C/N/P ratio of the agro-industrial wastewater was correlated with its biodegradability. Thus, the highest removals of total organic carbon (TOC) and nitrogen were recorded in two fold diluted FW (64 +/- 2 % and 85 +/- 1 %, respectively), while the maximum P-PO4 (3-) removal achieved was 89 +/- 1 % in undiluted PW. The biodegradable TOC was in most cases the limiting component in the treatment of the wastewaters evaluated. This study confirmed the potential of coupling carbon and nutrient recovery from agro-industrial effluents with the production of a valuable algal-bacterial biomass, despite their poor biodegradability.

• 出版日期2014-12