Application of acid mine drainage for coagulation/flocculation of microalgal biomass

Authors
Salama, El-SayedKim, Jung RaeJi, Min-KyuCho, Dong-WanAbou-Shanab, Reda A. I.Kabra, Akhil N.Jeon, Byong-Hun
Issue Date
2015-06
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Citation
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY, v.186, pp.232 - 237
Abstract
A novel application of acid mine drainage (AMD) for biomass recovery of two morphologically different microalgae species with respect to AMD dosage, microalgal cell density and pH of medium was investigated. Optimal flocculation of Scenedesmus obliquus and Chlorella vulgaris occurred with 10% dosage of AMD at an initial pH 9 for both 0.5 and 1.0 g/L cell density. The flocculation efficiency was 89% for S. obliquus and 93% for C. vulgaris. Zeta potential (ZP) was increased from -10.66 to 1.77 and -13.19 to 1.33 for S. obliquus and C. vulgaris, respectively. Scanning electron microscope with energy-dispersive X-ray of the microalgae floc confirmed the sweeping floc formation mechanism upon the addition of AMD. Application of AMD for the recovery of microalgae biomass is a cost-effective method, which might further allow reuse of flocculated medium for algal cultivation, thereby contributing to the economic production of biofuel from microalgal biomass. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
WASTE-WATER; SCENEDESMUS-OBLIQUUS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH; METAL; GUM; WASTE-WATER; SCENEDESMUS-OBLIQUUS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH; METAL; GUM; Acid mine drainage; Coagulation/flocculation; Microalgal floc; Zeta potential
ISSN
0960-8524
URI
https://pubs.kist.re.kr/handle/201004/125381
DOI
10.1016/j.biortech.2015.03.078
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