Post-Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Immobilised Green Microalgae Chlorococcum oleofaciens

Sustainability

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Moonis Ali Khan¹  Mika Sillanpää²  Wan Maznah Wan Omar³  Norhashimah Morad⁴  Kah Aik Tan⁴  Norli Ismail⁴  Japareng Lalung⁴  Mohd Rafatullah⁴ 

[1] Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia;

[2] Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Aarhus University, Nørrebrogade 44, 8000 Aarhus, Denmark;

[3] School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Malaysia;

[4] School of Industrial Technology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Malaysia;

关键词: alginate beads;    C. oleofaciens;    immobilisation;    green microalgae;    POME treatment;    post-treatment;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su132111562

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Microalgae immobilisation can be a long-term solution for effective wastewater post-treatment. This study was conducted to evaluate the ability of immobilised Chlorococcum oleofaciens to remove contaminants from palm oil mill effluent (POME) until it complies with the POME discharge standard. First, the native dominating green microalga was isolated from a polishing POME treatment pond. Then, the microalgae cells were immobilised on sodium alginate beads and cultivated in a lab-scale-treated POME to treat it further. The immobilised microalgae cells demonstrated a high removal of total phosphorus, total nitrogen, ammonia nitrogen, and soluble chemical oxygen demand with 90.43%, 93.51%, 91.26%, and 50.72% of reduction, respectively. Furthermore, the growth rate of the microalgae fitted nicely with the Verhulst logistical model with r² of more than 0.99, indicating the model’s suitability in modelling the growth. Thus, we concluded that the species can be used for post-treatment of effluents to remove TP, TN, and ammonia nitrogen from palm oil mills until it complies with the POME effluent discharge standard. However, during the process, degradation of the beads occurred and the COD value increased. Therefore, it is not suitable to be used for COD removal.

【 授权许可】

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