scholarly journals Wild Mixed Culture Microalgae Biomass from UI Agathis Small Lake Harvested Directly using an Ultrasound Harvesting Module as Biofuel Raw Material

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1081
Author(s):  
Nining Betawati Prihantini ◽  
Fadhlurrahman Maulana ◽  
Wisnu Wardhana ◽  
Noverita Dian Takarina ◽  
Erwin Nurdin ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 197 ◽  
pp. 13010 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Gede Aditya Juliarnita ◽  
Rositayanti Hadisoebroto ◽  
Astri Rinanti

This preliminary study aims to exploit the biomass of microalgae Chlorella vulgaris; Scenedesmus obliquus; and Chlorococcum sp. in the form of a mixed culture as raw material of alternative fuels. Microalgae were cultivated in the artificial growth medium of PHM (Provasoli Haematococcus Media) for 9 days to reach the exponential phase. Hydrolysis was carried out at a temperature variation of (oC) 25; 80; 100; 120; 140; 160 within 30 minutes by adding hydrochloric acid. Biomass fermentation by adding 50% (v/v) Saccharomyces cerevisiae for 5 day to produce alcohol compounds. The last stage is separation of the alcohol compounds from another compounds by distillation. The result showed that carbohydrate levels with color change indicator in luff schoorl solution at hydrolysis and fermentation stages severely were 12.20 mg/L. Carbohydrate levels in fermentation stage produced 17% (v/v) alcohol compounds while in the distillation stage, 98% (v/v) alcohol will be separated into intermediate compounds such as linoleic acid and methyl alcohol as a characteristic of bioethanol. At 80oC of hydrolysis temperature, 58% bioethanol was produced. Further research is needed, since the preliminary study proves the mixed culture of microalgae is potentially to be utilized in producing bioethanol.


2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Natalia Głowacka ◽  
Ján Gaduš

Abstract The article reviews the energy potential of microalgae as an alternative raw material for anaerobic digestion. Currently, energy security is one of the main topics among researchers. The amount of generated fossil fuels is limited, it is a question of time when fossil fuels will not continue to be accessible at low cost. There is a need to find an alternative carrier of energy which will replace the fossil fuels in the World. Green microalgae can be proposed as a possible bio raw-material, which can be used as an input material in order to produce energy. Lots of alternative technologies of algae cultivation are currently being developed all over the world. There is a necessity to search for a sensible way to produce algal biomass for bioenergy purposes, while maintaining all requirements involved in environmental and economic issues. The research results presented in the science article show that microalgae biomass is the proper alternative material for biogas production with the method of anaerobic fermentation. We believe that these research results can contribute to the future development of all forms of renewable energy in the Slovak Republic.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateus S. Amaral ◽  
Carla C.A. Loures ◽  
Fabiano L. Naves ◽  
Gisella L. Samanamud ◽  
Messias B. Silva ◽  
...  

The search for a renewable source as an alternative to fossil fuels has driven the research on new sources of biomass for biofuels. An alternative source of biomass that has come to prominence is microalgae, photosynthetic micro-organisms capable of capturing atmospheric CO2 and accumulating high levels of lipids in their biomass, making them attractive as a raw material for biodiesel synthesis. Thus, various studies have been conducted in developing different types of photobioreactors for the cultivation of microalgae. Photobioreactors can be divided into two groups: open and closed. Open photobioreactors are more susceptible to contamination and bad weather, reducing biomass productivity. Closed photobioreactors allow greater control against contamination and bad weather and lead to higher rates of biomass production; they are widely used in research to improve new species and processes. Therefore, many configurations of closed photobioreactors have been developed over the years to increase productivity of microalgae biomass.


REAKTOR ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
I Nyoman Widiasa ◽  
A A Susanto ◽  
B Budiyono

Abstrak Mikroalga merupakan mikroorganisme fotosintetik prokariotik atau eukariotik yang dapat tumbuh dengan cepat. Pemanfaatan mikroalga tidak hanya berorientasi sebagai pakan alami untuk akuakultur, tetapi terus berkembang untuk bahan baku produksi pakan ternak, pigmen warna, bahan farmasi (β-carotene, antibiotik, asam lemak omega-3), bahan kosmetik, pupuk organik, dan biofuel (biodiesel, bioetanol, biogas, dan biohidrogen. Studi ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi kombinasi ultrafiltrasi (UF) – dissolved air flotation (DAF) untuk pemekatan mikroalga skala laboratorium. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penurunan fluks membran UF secara tajam sebagai akibat dari deposisi sel mikroalga terjadi pada 20 menit pertama proses filtrasi. Backwash pada interval 20 menit selama 10 detik dengan tekanan 1 bar memberikan pengendalian fouling yang efektif dalam nilai kestabilan fluks yang layak. Membran UF yang digunakan dapat memberikan selektivitas pemisahan biomassa mikroalga ~ 100%. Kualitas permeat sangat stabil, yaitu kekeruhan < 0,5 NTU, kandungan organik < 10 mg/L, dan warna < 10 PCU. Lebih lanjut, pemekatan retentat membran dengan DAF pada tekanan saturasi 6 bar dapat menghasilkan pasta mikroalga dengan konsentrasi 20 g/L. Koagulan PAC perlu ditambahkan kedalam umpan DAF dengan dosis 1,3–1,6 mg PAC/mg padatan tersuspensi.   Kata Kunci: ultrafiltrasi; dissolved air flotation; pemanenan mikroalga; pemekatan mikroalga   Abstract COMBINATION OF Ultrafiltration and Dissolved Air Flotation for Microalgae CONCENTRATION. Microalgae is a prokaryotic photosynthetic microorganism or eukaryotic microorganism  that proliferate rapidly. Cultivation of the microalgae is not only oriented  as natural food for aquacultures, but also developed  for animal food, color pigment, pharmaceutical raw material (β-carotene, antibiotic, fatty acid omega-3), cosmetic raw material, organic fertilizer, and biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol, biogas, and biohydrogen. This study is aimed to investigate the potential of combination of ultrafiltration (UF) and dissolved air flotation  (DAF) for concentration of microalgae in laboratory scale. The experimental results showed that fluxes of the UF membrane decreased sharply due to deposition of microalgae biomass during first 20 minutes of filtration. Periodically backwash using the UF permeate (backwash  interval = 20 minutes;  backwash duration = 10 seconds;  backwash pressure = 1 bar) gave an effective fouling control to maintain reasonable stable fluxes. In addition,  the UF membrane gave separation of microalgae biomass ~ 100%. Permeate quality is strongly stable in which turbidity < 0.5 NTU, organic content < 10 mg/L, and color < 10 PCU.  Moreover, concentration of the UF retentate by DAF under saturation pressure of 6 bars was able to produced microalgae feedstock having 20 g/L dry microalgae. PAC is required for DAF feed with dosage of 1.3–1.6 mg PAC/mg suspended solids.


2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Menezes Galindro ◽  
Rafael Garcia Lopes ◽  
Roberto Bianchini Derner ◽  
Sebastião Roberto Soares

The use of microalgae biomass in order to obtain lipids is an important alternative to be studied and it has great potential to be applied in order to produce food and biofuel, for instance. However, there are some processes of its production which need further study, such as the cultivation inputs. A possibility for an alternative raw material is the effluent from superintensive shrimp cultivation with bioflocs (BF). Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the productivity and nutrient removal rate of Nannochloropsis oculata cultivation in three systems: (i) f/2 - produced integrally with chemical fertilizers, (ii) BF - using of 100% of the effluent for superintensive shrimp cultivation with bioflocs and (iii) 50/50 – using 50% of shrimp cultivation effluents  and  50% from f/2 system. The microalgae presented greater biomass growth and productitvity in BF system but less lipids and esters accumulation. Concerning nutrient removal, f/2 system showed better performance, which may indicate that the cultivation in BF systems takes longer to reach the stationary growth phase.


2015 ◽  
Vol 1130 ◽  
pp. 371-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Shang ◽  
Jian Kang Wen ◽  
Biao Wu ◽  
Xiao Lan Mo

Iron ore is the raw material for steel production, in addition to iron and slag major component, still contains sulfur and phosphorus compounds and other harmful elements, is the potential adverse effects of factors constitute the steel product quality and environment. Sulfur in iron ores into the steel products will not only produce "heat brittle" phenomenon, but also in the sintering process by roasting produce sulfur dioxide into the air, causing damage to the atmosphere and ecological environment. A typical of the high sulfur iron ore from Inner Mongolia, China, iron grade of 53.06% and sulfur content is 2.76%, the main metal mineral in the ore is magnetite, followed by magnetic pyrite, pyrite and siderite, otherwise a small amount of copper mineral chalcopyrite, bornite. In this work, a mixed culture composed by Sulfobacillus thermotolerans, Leptospirillum ferriphilum and Ferroplasma acidiphilum was used to leach the sulfur in iron ore samples, we investigated the leaching rate of sulfur under different initial pH, temperature and pulp density conditions. The results showed that under the condition of the initial pH of 1.8, the temperature was 33 °C, and pulp density 15%, after 7 days of oxidation, we got a yield of 80.16% product in which iron grade of 62.31% and sulfur content is 0.17%. Compared with original sample, sulfur content decreased 95.06%, iron grade increased by 9.25%, and iron recovery was 94.13%. From the results it can be concluded that this microbial process for high sulfur iron ore lead to a significant effect of sulfur reduction and substantial increase in iron grade.


10.12737/4938 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Хазанов ◽  
Grigoriy Khazanov ◽  
Курин ◽  
Valeriy Kurin ◽  
Апарушкина ◽  
...  

The paper considers environmental problems of hydrocarbon fuel usage. The assessment of the area necessary for cultivation of algae biomass and its further use as solid fuel at thermal power plant has been carried out. Expediency of production of microalgae biomass in the process of photosynthesisas raw material for biofuel production is revealed.


Author(s):  
Michelle Rezende ◽  
Ana Lúcia de Lima ◽  
Bárbara Silva ◽  
Claudio Mota ◽  
Ednildo Torres ◽  
...  

The crescent number of scientific articles published per year shows that research on biodiesel continues to play an important role to support the growing demand for this biofuel. The second edition of Biodiesel: An Overview presents the worldwide research in the last 15 years. Microalgae biomass is the most studied raw material alternative in this period and several studies have been carried out to develop basic heterogeneous catalysts for biodiesel production. Concerning to production technologies, supercritical conditions and intensification process have been extensively investigated. The development of new antioxidants additives has focused mainly on biomass-derived formulations and there are few studies on biocide candidates. In terms of pollutant emissions, in general, the studies showed that the addition of biodiesel generates lower concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), CO and n-alkanes pollutants, but carbonyl compounds, major ions and NOx are emitted in a higher concentration compared to pure diesel.


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