The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality

Reusing supernatant of microalgae culture medium can have inhibitory or toxic effects on the biomass production because of the release of organic metabolites by cells in the culture medium during their growth. This work investigated the impact of Chlorella vulgaris medium recycling on culture produc...

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Main Authors: Hadj-Romdhane, F., Zheng, X., Jaouen, P., Pruvost, J., Grizeau, D., Croué, Jean-Philippe, Bourseau, P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier BV 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50111
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author Hadj-Romdhane, F.
Zheng, X.
Jaouen, P.
Pruvost, J.
Grizeau, D.
Croué, Jean-Philippe
Bourseau, P.
author_facet Hadj-Romdhane, F.
Zheng, X.
Jaouen, P.
Pruvost, J.
Grizeau, D.
Croué, Jean-Philippe
Bourseau, P.
author_sort Hadj-Romdhane, F.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Reusing supernatant of microalgae culture medium can have inhibitory or toxic effects on the biomass production because of the release of organic metabolites by cells in the culture medium during their growth. This work investigated the impact of Chlorella vulgaris medium recycling on culture productivity, cells quality and accumulation of excreted metabolites in the culture medium. No significant impact on the C. vulgaris growth was observed after 63days of recycling, the productivity remained stable at around 0.55kgm-3day-1. Organic matters accumulated in supernatant were identified as biopolymers (BP) poor in nitrogen and with a size above 40kDa (probably polysaccharides), and small organic molecules (SOM) richer in nitrogen with a molecular size ranging from 1 to 3kDa. The concentration of biopolymers in the supernatant increased till to a maximum and then decreased, possibly consumed by bacteria, whereas small organic compounds accumulated in the medium.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-501112017-09-13T15:40:42Z The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality Hadj-Romdhane, F. Zheng, X. Jaouen, P. Pruvost, J. Grizeau, D. Croué, Jean-Philippe Bourseau, P. Reusing supernatant of microalgae culture medium can have inhibitory or toxic effects on the biomass production because of the release of organic metabolites by cells in the culture medium during their growth. This work investigated the impact of Chlorella vulgaris medium recycling on culture productivity, cells quality and accumulation of excreted metabolites in the culture medium. No significant impact on the C. vulgaris growth was observed after 63days of recycling, the productivity remained stable at around 0.55kgm-3day-1. Organic matters accumulated in supernatant were identified as biopolymers (BP) poor in nitrogen and with a size above 40kDa (probably polysaccharides), and small organic molecules (SOM) richer in nitrogen with a molecular size ranging from 1 to 3kDa. The concentration of biopolymers in the supernatant increased till to a maximum and then decreased, possibly consumed by bacteria, whereas small organic compounds accumulated in the medium. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50111 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.025 Elsevier BV restricted
spellingShingle Hadj-Romdhane, F.
Zheng, X.
Jaouen, P.
Pruvost, J.
Grizeau, D.
Croué, Jean-Philippe
Bourseau, P.
The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title_full The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title_fullStr The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title_full_unstemmed The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title_short The culture of Chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: Effects on biomass production and medium quality
title_sort culture of chlorella vulgaris in a recycled supernatant: effects on biomass production and medium quality
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/50111