Title
Continuous Cultivation of Microalgae in Cattle Slaughterhouse Wastewater Treated with Hydrodynamic Cavitation
Date Issued
02 April 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Vera F.P.S.
Andrade G.J.C.
Meza K.T.
García J.C.
Tanaka D.A.P.
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
Cattle slaughtering produce large amounts of wastewater containing high concentrations of organic matter and nutrients and requires significant treatment before disposal or reutilization. However, the nutrients contained can be valued as a medium for microalgal biomass generation. In this work, hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) followed by membrane filtration or biological (microalgae cultivation) treatment in continuous mode were performed. From cattle slaughterhouse wastewater (CSW), by the effect of HC treatment with air injection in batch mode, more than 20% of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) was removed. In a continuous HC process, the COD content in output was 324 mg O2/L, which is 68% lower than the supplied CSW. After that, 76% of residual COD was removed by filtration through a tubular alumina membrane (600 nm). Finally, 85% of residual COD after HC treatment in 24 h in a batch mode was removed by microalgae. On the other hand, the COD concentration in the output was around 59 mg O2/L in continuous mode, which represents 85–93% COD removal. The process involving HC and microalgae growing looks promising since in addition to water treatment, the microalgae produced could be valued in a biorefinery concept.
Volume
14
Issue
8
Number
1288
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Biotecnología ambiental Ingeniería ambiental
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85129070065
Source
Water (Switzerland)
ISSN of the container
20734441
Sponsor(s)
This research was funded by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnolog?a e Innovaci?n Tecnol?gica (CONCYTEC); Programa Nacional de Investigaci?n Cient?fica y Estudios Avanzados (PROCIENCIA)?Grant N? 06-2019-FONDECYT-BM-INC.INV; Universidad Cat?lica de Santa Mar?a (UCSM)?Grant N? 28048-R-2021. Funding: This research was funded by Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (CONCYTEC); Programa Nacional de Investigación Científica y Estudios Avanzados (PROCIENCIA)—Grant N◦ 06-2019-FONDECYT-BM-INC.INV; Universidad Católica de Santa María (UCSM)—Grant N◦ 28048-R-2021.
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