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| Author(s): |
Luan de Souza Leite
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Carlos. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos (EESC/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2019-07-26 |
| Examining board members: |
Luiz Antonio Daniel;
Rodrigo Braga Moruzzi;
Patricia Bortoletto de Falco Perna
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| Advisor: | Luiz Antonio Daniel |
| Abstract | |
Microalgae are sustainable sources of high-value bioproducts that can be used for a variety of purposes, such as food, raw materials and energy. For this reason, the microalgae are conditioned as a solution to supply the increase of the world population, with the advantage of being obtained without using fossil energy and arable land. However, the costs associated with the production of microalgae are still very high, which makes it impossible to use them in large-scale. The combination of wastewater treatment and microalgae cultivation is a viable option to reduce expenses related to cultivation. However, municipal wastewater from the centralized Brazilian sanitation system is highly diluted, and it is technically and economically impractical to use it for microalgae cultivation. In this context, the present work proposes a wastewater mixture (municipal and swine wastewater), aiming to increase the concentration of nutrients (carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) for the cultivation of Chlorella sorokiniana. The results are promising, C. sorokiniana production reached around 1 g.L-1, with dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), ortophosphate (PO43-) and ammonia (NH3) average removal from 46 to 56%, 40 to 60% and 100%, respectively. It was found that NH3 removal by air stripping during cultivation negatively affected the biomass productivity and nutrient removal. In addition, some harvesting method proposals have been studied, since this step represents 20 to 60% of the total costs of microalgae production. The pH modulation followed by DAF showed high efficiencies (96.5 to 97.9%) at pH 12 to 13. Coagulation followed by DAF was studied using organic and inorganic coagulants. The best doses were 10 mg·L-1 Zetag 8185; 75 mg·L-1 Tanfloc SG; 500 mg·L-1 Al2(SO4)3 and 1000 mg·L-1 FeCl3 which had a maximum efficiency of 98.4, 94.5, 95.4, 96.7%, respectively. Alkaline flocculation using calcium phosphate precipitates is an efficient harvesting method, but it can be sensitive to the presence of protein compounds in the wastewater (albumin and bacterial organic matter). However, it was found conditions (pH 8 e 10) and concentrations (10 mg·L-1) at which alkaline flocculation was effective. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/14620-1 - Optimization of Chlorella sorokiniana cultivation in a flat panel photobioreactor and harvest for use as fertilizer |
| Grantee: | Luan de Souza Leite |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Master |