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... The present investigation was carried out to assess the competence of artificially engineered microalgal consortia i.e. consortia 1 (Scenedesmus vacuolatus + Chlorococcum humicola), consortia 2 (Tetradesmus sp. + Scenedesmus vacuolatus), and consortia 3 (Chlorococcum humicola + Scenedesmus vacuolatus + Tetradesmus sp.) for municipal wastewater treatment and lipid production under laboratory condit ...
Cristiane do Carmo Cesário; Jimmy Soares; Jamile Fernanda Silva Cossolin; Allan Victor Martins Almeida; Jose Jovanny Bermudez Sierra; Mauricio de Oliveira Leite; Maria Clara Nunes; José Eduardo Serrão; Marcio Arêdes Martins; Jane Selia dos Reis Coimbra
... Tetradesmus is a microalgal genus with biotechnological potential due to its rapid production of biomass, which is plenty in proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and bioactives. However, its morphology and physiology need to be determined to guide better research to optimize the species cultivation and biocompounds processing. Thus, this study describes the biochemistry and morphology of the strain Te ...
... BACKGROUND: Microalgae biomass is regarded as one of the most promising renewable biomass energy resources with the potential as a sustainable biological climate change mitigation agent, raw material for commercially valuable products and fossil fuel replacement. In view of that, this study isolated, identified and evaluated the potential of an indigenous freshwater green microalga strain, Tetrade ...
... In present study, ecofriendly biological treatment of tannery effluent was performed by using unicellular microalga Tetradesmus obliquus strain RDRL01, isolated from Sipcot, Vellore, Tamil Nadu (India). The microalga reduced heavy metals content viz., chromium, cobalt, nickel, cadmium, lead, zinc and copper by 99.1, 98.2, 97.4, 94.3, 98.3, 96.8 and 96.3%, respectively, after 15 days treatment of t ...
... Utilizing rich organic matter in wastewater for microalgae cultivation is an attractive strategy to solve the high-cost issue in microalgae biodiesel production. In this study, common carbon sources in wastewater were used as nutrients to explore their effects on biomass accumulation and lipid production of Tetradesmus obliquus FACHB-12. The highest carbon fixation (1.2 g C·L⁻¹) and biomass accumu ...
Actinobacteria; Firmicutes; Tetradesmus; biodiesel; biomass production; bioremediation; coculture; dairy farming; microalgae; population dynamics; poultry; research; slaughterhouses; total nitrogen; wastewater
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... Although microalgal–bacterial co-cultures have been largely investigated for nutrient removal, their application in treating real wastewaters is still debatable because effluent systems contain complex bacterial communities that might influence the overall bioremediation. We, therefore, verified the interaction effects of Tetradesmus obliquus IS2–Variovorax paradoxus IS1 co-culture and the native ...
... We investigated the role of extracellular metabolites released during mutualistic interactions in co-cultures of a microalga, Tetradesmus obliquus IS2 or Coelastrella sp. IS3, and a bacterium, Variovorax paradoxus IS1, grown with varying levels of NO₃–N and NH₄–N. Both NO₃–N and NH₄–N were added to modified Bold’s basal medium at 16:0, 12:4, 8:8; 4:12 and 0:16 molar ratios by keeping a final N:P r ...
... Microalgal biodiesel production experiences hurdles in every step, beginning from cultivation of microalgal strains for biomass generation followed by harvesting, drying, oil extraction, and transesterification, leading to higher cost of production. In this study, an approach was adopted to minimize the cost of biomass production by utilizing the locally available agricultural fertilizers, viz. ur ...
... The presence of inhibitor compounds in the culture medium can cause severe effects on the microorganisms cells. Brewery wastewaters present organic acids (acetic, propionic and butyric acids) which can severely affect yeast cells metabolism, when grown in pure cultures, although in mixed cultures they are able to develop. To understand the physiological changes on Rhodotorula toruloides (formerly ...
... In this present investigation, a locally isolated green alga, Tetradesmus obliquus (Turp.) Kütz., grown in 16,000 L optimized culture volume in raceway ponds, was explored for the development of a rapid algal drying protocol using a self-designed tray-dryer. The biphasic nitrogen starved cultures were subjected to drying with 5, 7.5, and 10 mm algal slurry thickness at three different temperatures ...
Brachionus angularis; Tetradesmus; demography; eutrophication; evolution; food availability; life history; population dynamics
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... To test the hypotheses that individuals of rotifers adapted to high food levels are smaller at maturity than those adapted to low food levels, and that selection history has different effects on different life history traits and demographic variables of rotifers, we expose replicate populations of Brachionus angularis in low (LF) and high (HF) densities of Tetradesmus obliquus. Over 100 days (28 a ...
Alice Ferreira; Daniel Figueiredo; Rodrigo Cardeiras; Rui Nabais; Francisca Ferreira; Belina Ribeiro; Cláudia M. d. S. Cordovil; F. Gabriel Acién; Luisa Gouveia
... The overapplication of manure on agricultural soils leads to nitrogen and phosphorus discharge into the aquatic environment, resulting in serious eutrophication problems and decreased water quality. Piggery wastewater (PWW) can be treated by microalgae to recycle nutrients, but the toxic levels of ammonia and organic matter hinder their growth. Fresh water is usually used to dilute PWW, but it is ...
... The importance of several factors that drive the symbiotic interactions between bacteria and microalgae in consortia has been well realised. However, the implication of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) released by the partners remains unclear. Therefore, the present study focused on the influence of EPS in developing consortia of a bacterium, Variovorax paradoxus IS1, with a microalga, Tet ...
... Mutual interactions in co-cultures of microalgae and bacteria are well known for establishing consortia and nutrient uptake in aquatic habitats, but the phenotypic changes in terms of morphological, physiological, and biochemical attributes that drive these interactions have not been clearly understood. In this novel study, we demonstrated the phenotypic response in a co-culture involving a microa ...
... Brewery wastewater (BWW) is an appealing low-cost substrate for the production of single cell oils by oleaginous microorganisms. However, it may contain inhibitor compounds that may affect the microbial metabolism. This work investigated, for the first time, the presence of potential inhibitor compounds in primary brewery wastewater (PBWW) and secondary brewery wastewater (SBWW) for the pure and m ...
... The two-stage cultivation strategy was optimized in this study to simultaneously promote the growth and lipid accumulation of Tetradesmus obliquus. Results showed that the optimal dual-stress conditions were nitrogen concentration at 25 mg N·L⁻¹ and low-frequency ultrasound at 200 Watt, 1 min, and 8 h interval. The biomass and lipid content of Tetradesmus obliquus were increased by 32.1% and 44.5% ...
... Maximizing biomass production is a key factor in developing large-scale microalgae cultivation. One major aspect to address is the cultivation medium composition in regards to the process objective. In this study, the effect of eight important nutrients/factors (glucose, nitrate, phosphate, sulfate, magnesium, iron, manganese, and calcium) and their interactions were investigated on the biomass pr ...
Tetradesmus; algae; chlorophyll; energy; lipids; municipal wastewater; spores
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... Domestic wastewater represents a potential source of nutrients, water and energy. In this study, Tetradesmus obliquus was grown in anaerobically digested black water (BW) to observe growth limitation factors and physiological performances of the algal cells. Supplementing BW with Fe²⁺, Mg²⁺, and Mn²⁺ allowed maximal growth and a significantly higher productivity (0.357 g DW L⁻¹ d⁻¹, compared to th ...
... Tetradesmus sp. SVMIICT4 was isolated and cultivated mixotrophically in a flat-panel photobioreactor (FP-PBR) for concurrent dairy wastewater treatment, carbon fixation, and biomass production. Integrated wastewater treatment showed good COD and nutrients removal efficiency accounting for biomass with an accumulation of carbohydrate (21.48 mg g⁻¹) and protein (19.52 mg g⁻¹). Chlorophyll a fluoresc ...
... Rhodosporidium toruloides and Tetradesmus obliquus pure and mixed cultures were grown on primary brewery wastewater (PBWW), with and without supplementation of sugarcane molasses (SCM) and urea. R. toruloides developed in pure cultures was not able to grow on PBWW, with or without supplementation, but grew in mixed cultures with the microalga T. obliquus in all media. In contrast, all T. obliquus ...
... A novel CO₂ tolerant microalga Tetradesmus obliquus CT02, was previously evaluated to be a suitable bio refinery platform for synthesis of bioactive molecules, biodiesel, and biofertilizer. In the present study, a process engineering strategy was developed targeting improved growth performance of the strain at large scale under fluctuating outdoor environmental conditions. The strategy relies on m ...
Silvia Villaró; Ana Sánchez-Zurano; Martina Ciardi; Francisco Javier Alarcón; Elisa Clagnan; Fabrizio Adani; Ainoa Morillas-España; Carlos Álvarez; Tomás Lafarga
... The microalga Tetradesmus almeriensis was produced in a 63 m² thin-layer cascade photobioreactor using either freshwater supplemented with fertilisers, primary urban wastewater, secondary urban wastewater, or diluted fresh pig slurry. The reactors were operated in semi-continuous mode at dilution rate of 0.3 day⁻¹ for over a month. Overall, the biomass productivity was highly influenced by the typ ...
... The pyrolysis characteristics of Spirulina platensis (S. platensis), Tetradesmus obliquus (T. obliquus) and Chlorella vulgaris (C. vulgaris) were investigated by thermogravimetric-infrared spectrometry (TG-FTIR), pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (Py-GC/MS), and kinetic models. The elemental and biochemical composition of different microalgae obviously influenced their pyrolysis behav ...
... Steel-industry effluents contain hazardous compounds such as heavy metals and hydrocarbons, which can damage the environment. Traditional remediation technologies generate secondary impacts and, therefore, developing more sustainable methods is imperative. In this work, the tolerance capacity of Tetradesmus obliquus, Chlorella sorokiniana, Chlorella vulgaris, Arthrospira platensis and Arthrospira ...
Rhodobacter; Tetradesmus; algae; biomass; energy conservation; microbial communities; microplastics; oxidative stress; particle size; polystyrenes; protein secondary structure; sludge; total phosphorus; tryptophan; tyrosine; wastewater treatment
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... Algal-bacterial granular sludge (ABGS) is an energy-saving and environment-friendly wastewater treatment technology; however, the effects of microplastics (MPs) on the performance and stability of the ABGS system remain unknown. Herein, the influencing mechanisms of polystyrene MPs (50 μm) on the ABGS were systematically investigated. The ABGS exhibited a high removal efficiency of MPs (over 96%) ...
... In this work, primary brewery wastewater (PBWW) and secondary brewery wastewater (SBWW) separately, or mixed at the ratios of 1:1 (PBWW:SBWW) and 1:7 (PBWW:SBWW), with or without supplementation with sugarcane molasses (SCM), were used as culture media for lipid production by a mixed culture of the oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides NCYC 921 and the microalgae Tetradesmus obliquus (ACOI 20 ...
... In recent years, researches on microalgae inhibition with plant-derived active substances have attracted much attention. In this study, the inhibition of six plant-derived alkaloids (neferine, isoliensinine, linensinine, nuciferine, capsaicin, and hordenine) on bloom-forming cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa were investigated. The results showed that neferine and nuciferine had stronger inhibit ...
... Microalgae within the Scenedesmaceae are often distinguished by spines, bristles, and other wall characteristics. We examined the dynamic production and chemical nature of bristles extruded from the poles of Tetradesmus deserticola previously isolated from microbiotic crust. Rapidly growing cells in a liquid growth medium were established in polydimethylsiloxane microfluidic chambers specially des ...
... In the Asian region, Helicobacter pylori infects about 80% populations, which is most leading cause of peptic ulcers, and it is an asymptomatic infection. Studies reported that the particular bacteria carry specific virulence factors that leads to severe complications. These virulence factors can be used as a drug targets to inhibit their growth and pathogenicity. Chronic infection with H. pylori ...
Tetradesmus; carbon nanotubes; cell membranes; cupric oxide; freshwater; median effective concentration; oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species; toxicity; transmission electron microscopes; China
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... Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used for their special physical properties and released into the natural environment. When two types of NPs exist in the same environment, the presence of one type of NP may affect the properties of the other type of NP. This study investigated the toxic effects of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) on Tetradesmus obliquus ...
... Pure microalgae cultivation in organic wastes may be hampered by their low adaptation to extreme growth conditions and by the risk of microbial contamination. This work aimed to isolate self-adapted microalgae-microbial consortia able to survive in organic wastes characterized by extreme conditions, to be then proposed for technological application in removing carbon and nutrients from wastes’ str ...
... Bicarbonate was evaluated as an alternative carbon source for a green microalga, Tetradesmus wisconsinensis, isolated from Lake Norsjø in Norway. Photosynthesis, growth, and lipid production were studied using four inorganic carbon regimes: (1) aeration only, (2) 20 mM NaHCO₃, (3) 5% (v/v) CO₂ gas, and (4) combination of 20 mM NaHCO₃ and 5% CO₂. Variable chlorophyll a fluorescence analysis reveale ...
... BACKGROUND: Heterotrophic cultivation of microalgae has been proposed as a viable alternative method for novel high-value biomolecules, enriched biomass, and biofuel production because of their allowance of high cell density levels, as well as simple production technology. Tetradesmus bernardii, a newly isolated high-yielding oleaginous microalga under photoautotrophic conditions, is able to grow ...
... In this work, cattle manure was diluted and pre-treated with biomass ash to yield a liquid fraction and a solid precipitate. Microalgae grown in the liquid fraction, in batch and semi-continuous mode, achieved maximum biomass productivities of 522.9 and 554.3 mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹ (12 days) for Chlorella protothecoides and Tetradesmus obliquus, respectively. Nutrient removal efficiency was highest for the ...
Chlorella vulgaris; Hydrodictyon; Parachlorella kessleri; Scenedesmus quadricauda; Tetradesmus; ammonium nitrogen; biomass; chemical oxygen demand; comparative study; microalgae; municipal wastewater; nitrogen; sewage; specific growth rate; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; wastewater treatment; water
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... Microalgae have shown great potential in wastewater treatment. This study evaluates the growth and nutrient removal characteristics of five different microalgae strains, namely Chlorella vulgaris, Tetradesmus obliquus, Parachlorella kessleri, Hydrodictyon sp., and Scenedesmus quadricauda, in simulated domestic wastewater. The five microalgae could adapt to wastewater, but the growth potential and ...
Actinastrum; Bacillariophyceae; Chlamydomonas reinhardtii; Chlorella sorokiniana; Chlorococcum; Cyanobacteria; Euglena; Scenedesmus; Selenastrum; Tetradesmus; Volvox; acetates; algae; chemistry; culture media; dominant species; green light; metagenomics; municipal wastewater; phototaxis; red light; species diversity; wastewater treatment; white light; winter; India
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... Several algal species were found in the samples collected from a wastewater treatment plant located in Uttarakhand, India. Several media and their modifications were employed to understand the role of these elements and compounds in the species composition and proliferation. Euglena, Chlamydomonas-reinhardtii, Chlorella-sorokiniana, Chlorococcum, several diatoms and cyanobacteria were found in the ...
... In this study, an innovative approach to enhance the production of microalgal biomass and lipid as a promising sustainable feedstock for biodiesel was proposed using an actinomycetes co-culture with microalgae in the biogas digestate effluent (BDE) that can be employed as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective strategy. Among tested actinomycete isolates, Piscicocus intestinalis WA3 produc ...
... There is a growing interest for the mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae using sustainable natural carbon sources. Chitin from shrimp waste was hydrolyzed using chitinase from Trichoderma asperellum and was exploited for the mixotrophic cultivation of microalgae. Chitin saccharification was optimized using Box-Behnken design to produce 50.41% (w/w) of reducing sugars using chitin, 0.83% (w/v), ch ...
... The molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) with the following herbicides used as templates 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) or 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy- acetic acid (MCPA) were synthesized by precipitation polymerization technique using 4-vinylpyridine (4-VP) as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as a cross-linking agent, and 2,2′-azobisisobutyronitrile (AIBN) as an ...
Chlorella vulgaris; Tetradesmus; biomass production; bioremediation; chemical oxygen demand; culture media; environmental technology; fertilizers; germination; lipids; microalgae; phosphorus; poultry; sugars; total nitrogen; total phosphorus; wheat
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... This work addresses how a pre-treatment involving biomass ash influences the poultry effluent’s bioremediation using three microalga strains, such as Chlorella vulgaris, Chlorella protothecoides and Tetradesmus obliquus. The undiluted effluent served as the culture medium for the growth, both in batch and semi continuous modes, and the remediation efficiency and biomass production yield were quant ...
... Understanding the mechanisms of phenol production by microalgae can contribute to the development of microalgal biorefinery processes with higher economic and environmental sustainability. However, little is known about how phenols are produced and accumulate during microalgal cultivation. In this study, both extracellular and intracellular phenol production by two microalgal strains (Tetradesmus ...
... The flocculation performances of AlCl₃, chitosan, amphoteric polyacrylamide (acrylamide-methacrylic acid ester-acrylic acid copolymer [ACPAM]), and NaOH for eight microalga species were investigated. AlCl₃ had wide application for both freshwater and marine microalgae while NaOH could only flocculate marine microalgae. By contrast, chitosan was very effective to freshwater species with low dosage ...
Tetradesmus; antioxidants; biomass; carbon dioxide; feeds; green chemistry; microalgae; microwave treatment; solid wastes; ultrasonic treatment; zero wastes
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... The main goal of this study was to develop an efficient, green approach for the valorization of Tetradesmus obliquus biomass, with zero waste. This microalga was selected because it is widespread, resistant, easy for cultivation, and fast-growing. In the first step, supercritical carbon dioxide (ScCO₂) extraction followed by rapid gas decompression was used for the extraction of biomass. The follo ...
Tetradesmus; biomass; crosslinking; disulfide bonds; glass transition temperature; histidine; methionine; microalgae; ozone; phenylalanine; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; protein concentrates; protein solubility; protein structure; research; tryptophan; tyrosine; ultrasonics; wastewater
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... Either ozone or ultrasound pretreatment was applied to identify and evaluate their effect over the protein fraction of Desmodesmussp. and Tetradesmus obliquus biomass cultivated in wastewater. Studies of SDS-PAGE, protein solubility, sulfhydryl and disulphide bond contents, and DSC were performed to evaluate the effect of each pretreatment on abundance, structure, and thermal properties of the pro ...
... Four microalgal species, Chlorella vulgaris, Botryococcus braunii, Ankistrodesmus falcatus, and Tetradesmus obliquus were studied for enhanced phosphorus removal from municipal wastewater after their exposure to phosphorus starvation. Microalgae were exposed to phosphorus starvation conditions for three and five days and then used in a batch experiment to purify an effluent from a small WWTP. Afte ...
... This study aimed to reveal the potential of microalgae for purifying wastewater, reducing carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, and simultaneously providing potential biofuel feedstock for energy security. Tetradesmus obliquus (T. obliquus) was cultured in municipal wastewater supplemented with different NH₄Cl (0, 50, 100 mg L⁻¹ NH₄Cl) and CO₂ concentrations (5%, 10% and 15% v/v). The results showed tha ...
Priscila P. Dario; Wellington Balmant; Fabiana R. Lírio; Luiz P. Ramos; Johana G. Blanco; Daniela Y. Sugai; José V.C. Vargas; Beatriz Santos; André B. Mariano
... Microalgae can be grown mixotrophically with compounds from industrial waste, such as glycerol, obtained from biodiesel production. Therefore, considering the concerns regarding the showed, this work developed the mathematical modeling of the microalgae Tetradesmus obliquus in the photoautotrophic and mixotrophic cultivation using glycerol. The logistic factor hypothesis is based on the main route ...
... Microalgae were grown in 12-L airlift photobioreactors (PBR) containing biodigested swine manure (BSM), cattle manure (BCM) and domestic sewage (BDS), with 5% v/v, 25% v/v and 30% v/v respectively and compared with synthetic medium CHU. BSM with biogas/air mixture (10% CO₂) injection on the 8th day led to of 13,257 ± 430 × 10⁴ cell mL⁻¹, and 2.0 ± 0.16 g L⁻¹ dry biomass with a 26% lipid content, w ...
... A two-stage cultivation approach was employed to investigate the effect of nitrogen and/or phosphorus starvation on the morphology, biomass yield, photosynthetic activity, biochemical, and fatty acid composition of Tetradesmus obliquus KMC24. A two-day nitrogen-starved cells (-N2) were able to accumulate the maximum amount of lipid (39.93 ± 0.44%) without affecting the biomass yield (2.15 ± 0.04 g ...
... Microalgae are known as an alternative source of biomass energy to replace fossil fuels. The aim of the present study is to optimise the growth conditions and increase the lipid, carbohydrate and biomass productivity of Tetradesmus obliquus UPSI-JRM02 using response surface methodology with Design Expert software. Four variables (nitrogen concentration, temperature, pH, and light intensity) were o ...