title: Microalgal system for treatment of effluent from poultry litter anaerobic digestion.
abstract: The potential of mixotrophic microalgae to utilize poultry litter anaerobic digester (AD) effluent (PLDE) as nutritional growth medium was evaluated. Three algal strains viz. Chlorella minutissima, Chlorella sorokiniana and Scenedesmus bijuga and their consortium showed significant biomass productivity in 6% (v/v) concentration of PLDE in deionized water. Multiple booster dosage of PLDE supported better growth relative to a single dose PLDE. The maximum biomass productivity of 76 mg L(-1) d(-1) was recorded. The biomass was rich in protein (39% w/w) and carbohydrates (22%) while lipids (<10%) were low, making it most suitable as an animal feed supplement. The mixotrophic algae showed sustainable growth against variations in PLDE composition in different AD batches, thus proving to be a suitable candidate for large scale wastewater treatment with concomitant production of renewable biomass feedstock for animal feed and bioenergy applications.
authors.affiliation: Biorefining and Carbon Cycling Program, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. singhm@engr.uga.edu
authors.forename: Manjinder
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: David L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Keshav C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Das
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D000821:Animal Feed; D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D056804:Biofuels; D018533:Biomass; D019149:Bioreactors; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D002708:Chlorella / Q000502:physiology*; D008055:Lipids / Q000032:analysis; D058086:Microalgae / Q000378:metabolism*; D011200:Poultry; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D056804:Biofuels; D002241:Carbohydrates; D008055:Lipids; D011506:Proteins; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014867:Water