Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization
Immobilization of microalgae in polymers can overcome problems associated with biomass harvesting from suspended free cells cultivated in wastewater. Although various carriers have been applied for microalgae immobilization (e.g. natural such as alginate and synthetic such as polyacrylamide), prob...
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| author | Moghaddam, Seyed Amirebrahim Emami Harun, Razif Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Zakaria, Rabitah |
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| description | Immobilization of microalgae in polymers can overcome problems associated with biomass harvesting from suspended free cells cultivated in wastewater. Although various carriers have been applied for microalgae immobilization (e.g. natural such as alginate and synthetic such as polyacrylamide), problems such as low stability, toxicity and high cost still remain a challenge for the method to be commercialized. In the present study, an effective carrier (zeolite molecular sieves 13X) has been used for the immobilization of green microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris. The immobilization was done by suspending microalgae in a culture medium with different pHs (ranging from 5-9) along with zeolite 13X. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe the morphology of the cells adsorbed onto the carrier after the immobilization process. It was found that higher microalgal immobilization occurred in the medium with an acidic condition (pH=5) compared to other pHs. This indicates that zeolite 13X is capable to be a potential support for the immobilization of Chlorella vulgaris. Furthermore, zeolite-immobilized Chlorella can be applied in different applications such as wastewater treatment and biofuel production. |
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| spelling | upm-818082020-09-02T07:36:48Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81808/ Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization Moghaddam, Seyed Amirebrahim Emami Harun, Razif Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Zakaria, Rabitah Immobilization of microalgae in polymers can overcome problems associated with biomass harvesting from suspended free cells cultivated in wastewater. Although various carriers have been applied for microalgae immobilization (e.g. natural such as alginate and synthetic such as polyacrylamide), problems such as low stability, toxicity and high cost still remain a challenge for the method to be commercialized. In the present study, an effective carrier (zeolite molecular sieves 13X) has been used for the immobilization of green microalgae, Chlorella vulgaris. The immobilization was done by suspending microalgae in a culture medium with different pHs (ranging from 5-9) along with zeolite 13X. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to observe the morphology of the cells adsorbed onto the carrier after the immobilization process. It was found that higher microalgal immobilization occurred in the medium with an acidic condition (pH=5) compared to other pHs. This indicates that zeolite 13X is capable to be a potential support for the immobilization of Chlorella vulgaris. Furthermore, zeolite-immobilized Chlorella can be applied in different applications such as wastewater treatment and biofuel production. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81808/1/Preliminary%20study%20on%20zeolite%2013X%20as%20a%20potential%20carrier%20for%20algal%20immobilization.pdf Moghaddam, Seyed Amirebrahim Emami and Harun, Razif and Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan and Zakaria, Rabitah (2019) Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization. Journal of Advanced Research in Materials Science, 53 (1). pp. 1-5. ISSN 2289-7992 http://www.akademiabaru.com/doc/ARMSV53_N1_P1_5.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Moghaddam, Seyed Amirebrahim Emami Harun, Razif Mokhtar, Mohd Noriznan Zakaria, Rabitah Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title | Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title_full | Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title_fullStr | Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title_short | Preliminary study on zeolite 13X as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
| title_sort | preliminary study on zeolite 13x as a potential carrier for algal immobilization |
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