Chlorella zofingiensis as a promising strain in wastewater treatment
Weiyang Zhao1, Han Sun1, Yuanyuan Ren1
1Institute for Food and Bioresource Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; BIC-ESAT, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
Abstract:
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of treatment by C. zofingiensis, C. vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. in terms of nutrient loading, lipid productivity and the activity of photosystem II. Results from nutrient loading suggested that the nitrogen loading of C. zofingiensis at 0.406 mg/L/h was higher than C. vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp., and the phosphorus loading of C. zofingiensis at 0.075 mg/L/h was higher than C. vulgaris. During the treating process, C. zofingiensis accumulated lipid with higher productivity of 26.57 mg/L/d than C. vulgaris and Scenedesmus sp. In combination with photosynthetic efficiency, C. zofingiensis possessed superior trophic transfer efficiency and absorption capability, even in worse environmental conditions. C. zofingiensis, therefore, exhibited the promising application prospect in wastewater treatment.
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