Abstract

This work was the first time to evaluate the ability of an isolated Chlorella vulgaris MBFJNU-1 to remove nutrients of original swine wastewater (OSW) and fix carbon dioxide (CO2) under outdoor conditions in a simultaneous manner using column photobioreactors. The results showed that microalga cultivated at 3% CO2 in a batch mode achieved the highest biomass and CO2 fixation rate. Then, a semi-continuous process for OSW treatment and CO2 fixation simultaneously by microalga was established and the renewal rate of this process was deeply investigated. Microalga cultivated at 3% CO2 and 80% renewal rate gave the highest productivities of total biomass, CO2 fixation and the greatest average removal rates of total nitrogen, N-NH4+, total phosphorus and chemical oxygen demand. Taken together, C. vulgaris MBFJNU-1 was the promising microalga under outdoor conditions for swine wastewater treatment and CO2 fixation simultaneously for biofuels and biofertilizer production.

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