This study assesses anaerobic digestion as a technique for nutrient recycling for the cultivation of microalgae. Microalgal biomass after lipid extraction was used as substrate for a lab scale anaerobic digestion. The digestate was centrifuged and the liquid fraction was analyzed in its elemental composition. Microalgal cultivation using this liquid as nutrient source was investigated. Process simulation was exploited to assess nutrient and water recycling possibilities

Anaerobic digestion for nutrient recycling in industrial microalgae cultivation: experiments and process simulation

Musolino, Vincenzo Maria
2016/2017

Abstract

This study assesses anaerobic digestion as a technique for nutrient recycling for the cultivation of microalgae. Microalgal biomass after lipid extraction was used as substrate for a lab scale anaerobic digestion. The digestate was centrifuged and the liquid fraction was analyzed in its elemental composition. Microalgal cultivation using this liquid as nutrient source was investigated. Process simulation was exploited to assess nutrient and water recycling possibilities
2016-04-21
microalgae, anaerobic digestion, nutrient recycling
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