Comparative study on treatment of kitchen wastewater using a mixed microalgal culture and an aerobic bacterial culture: kinetic evaluation and FAME analysis.

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
Keerthi Katam, Debraj Bhattacharyya

Abstract

Microalgae-based treatment systems have been successfully used for the polishing of domestic wastewater. Research is underway in studying the suitability of using these systems as main treatment units. This study focuses on comparing the performances of a mixed microalgal culture and an aerobic bacterial culture, based on the kinetic evaluation, in removing organic carbon from a kitchen wastewater. The two systems were operated at six different solid retention times (SRTs)-2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 days in continuous mode. The influent and effluent samples were analyzed for chemical oxygen demand (COD), total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), phosphates, and surfactants. Steady-state kinetics (k, Ks, Y, and kd) for organic carbon removal were obtained by fitting experimental data in linearized Michaelis-Menten and Monod equations. The mixed microalgal system showed similar or better performance in COD and TN removal (88 and 85%, respectively) when compared with the COD and TN removal by the aerobic bacterial system (89 and 48%). A maximum lipid yield of 40% (w/w of dry biomass) was observed in the microalgal system. Saturated fatty acids accounted for 50% of the total observed FAME species. The study indicates that the mi...Continue Reading

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Mar 15, 2021·Water Environment Research : a Research Publication of the Water Environment Federation·Keerthi KatamDebraj Bhattacharyya

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