Abstract
To assess the potential of duckweeds as agents for nitrogen removal and biofuel feedstocks, Spirodela polyrhiza, Lemna minor, Lemna gibba, and Landoltia punctata were cultured in effluents of municipal wastewater, swine wastewater, or anaerobic digestion for 4 days. Total dissolved inorganic nitrogen (T-DIN) of 20–50 mg/L in effluents was effectively removed by inoculating with 0.3–1.0 g/L duckweeds. S. polyrhiza showed the highest nitrogen removal (2.0–10.8 mg T-DIN/L/day) and biomass production (52.6–70.3 mg d.w./L/day) rates in all the three effluents. Ethanol and methane were produced from duckweed biomass grown in each effluent. S. polyrhiza and L. punctata biomass showed higher ethanol (0.168–0.191, 0.166–0.172 and 0.174–0.191 g-ethanol/g-biomass, respectively) and methane (340–413 and 343–408 NL CH4/kg VS, respectively) production potentials than the others, which is related to their higher carbon and starch contents and calorific values.
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