Abstract
One of the main effluents from fishmeal plants is stickwater (STW) that causes a considerable number of environmental hazards. This study aimed to replace standard growth medium (F/2; as an enriched solution for growing most of the marine microalgae) of Tetraselmis suecica with different ratios of STW from a kilka fishmeal plant including 0% (control), 10%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. Results showed that the highest nutrient removal efficacy was obtained in 75% STW treatment, followed by the highest algal cell density (1.23 × 107 cells mL−1) (P <0.05). A significant increase in the concentrations of photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, b) and lipid productivity was recorded in 75% STW treatment compared to others (P <0.05). The maximum contents of carotenoids and crude protein were obtained in 100% and 50% STW groups, respectively. The levels of saturated and monosaturated fatty acids were significantly increased by increasing the inclusion ratio of STW from 50 to 100% (P <0.05). However, the lowest level of polyunsaturated fatty acids was measured in 100% STW treatment. Overall, replacing F/2 with STW up to 75% is feasible to culture T. suecica with the highest biomass and lipid productivity.
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