Growth of microalgal-bacterial biomass on primary treated wastewater

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dc.contributor.authorTurner, S.J.
dc.contributor.authorBiswas, K.
dc.contributor.authorValigore, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorO'Sullivan, A.D.
dc.date.accessioned2010-03-08T01:24:29Z
dc.date.available2010-03-08T01:24:29Z
dc.date.issued2008en
dc.description.abstractThe use of microalgae as an economically viable feedstock for biofuel production requires development of efficient methods for growth and harvest of biomass. Here we describe a preliminary investigation of the growth and settling characteristics of microalgal-bacterial biomass using primary treated wastewater from the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWTP) as a nutrient source. Sequencing batch reactors (SBRs) were established using a mixture of oxidation pond and primary treated wastewater from CWTP. Microalgal-bacterial flocs were developed by systematically discarding the non-settleable material (supernatant) and retaining settleable solids within the reactors. Subsequent addition of activated sludge (AS) improved the settleability of the biomass but resulted in development of anaerobic conditions and increased the ammonia, COD, and TSS concentrations in reactor supernatants. Analysis of 16S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene clone libraries prepared from settleable and suspended (supernatant) fractions revealed distinct differences in the bacterial community structure. Settled biomass was dominated by Firmicutes (45%) of which 80% were members of the Clostridia. Proteobacteria were also abundant (39%) and included, in order of dominance, the γ- (20%) β- (10%), and α- (8%) classes. In contrast, the supernatant community was dominated by β- Proteobacteria (60%) followed by Firmicutes (26%). Further studies are planned to verify these results and determine the possible bioflocculation role of Proteobacteria in this context.en
dc.identifier.citationTurner, S.J., Biswas, K., Valigore, J.M., O'Sullivan, A.D. (2008) Growth of microalgal-bacterial biomass on primary treated wastewater. Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand Microbiological Society (NZMS) Conference 2008, 18-21 Nov 2008.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/3533
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineeringen
dc.rights.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.marsdenFields of Research::290000 Engineering and Technology::290800 Civil Engineering::290802 Water and sanitary engineeringen
dc.titleGrowth of microalgal-bacterial biomass on primary treated wastewateren
dc.typeConference Contributions - Other
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