Effects of light intensity on growth and lipid production in microalgae grown in wastewater

Background Cultivation of microalgae in wastewater could significantly contribute to wastewater treatment, biodiesel production, and thus the transition to renewable energy. However, more information on effects of environmental factors, including light intensity, on their growth and composition (par...

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Vydáno v:	Biotechnology for biofuels Ročník 13; číslo 1; s. 4
Hlavní autoři:	Nzayisenga, Jean Claude, Farge, Xavier, Groll, Sophia Leticia, Sellstedt, Anita
Médium:	Journal Article
Jazyk:	angličtina
Vydáno:	London BioMed Central 07.01.2020 BioMed Central Ltd Nature Publishing Group BMC
Témata:	Acid production Algae Biodiesel Biodiesel fuels Biofuels Biomass Biorefinery Biotechnology Carbohydrates Cell division Chemical properties Chemistry Chemistry and Materials Science Composition Cultivation culture media Diesel Environmental effects Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology Environmental factors Fatty acid composition Fatty acids Fourier transforms FTIR Glycerol Growth Infrared analysis Light Light intensity Lipid synthesis Lipids Luminous intensity Methods Microalgae Microbiological synthesis Microbiology Nitrogen Northern Hemisphere Observations Optical properties Phosphorus Plant Breeding/Biotechnology protein content Proteins Renewable and Green Energy Renewable energy Scenedesmus obliquus Sewage treatment Spectrometry spectroscopy wastewater Wastewater treatment Waterborne diseases Sweden Light intensity Lipids Biorefinery Microalgae Biodiesel FTIR
ISSN:	1754-6834, 1754-6834, 2731-3654
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Shrnutí:	Background Cultivation of microalgae in wastewater could significantly contribute to wastewater treatment, biodiesel production, and thus the transition to renewable energy. However, more information on effects of environmental factors, including light intensity, on their growth and composition (particularly fatty acid contents) is required. Therefore, we investigated the biomass and fatty acid production of four microalgal species, isolated in the Northern hemisphere and grown at three light intensities (50, 150 and 300 μE m −2 s −1 ). Results Increases in light intensities resulted in higher biomass of all four species and, importantly, raised fatty acid contents of both Desmodesmus sp. and Scenedesmus obliquus . Fourier-transform IR spectrometry analysis showed that the increases in fatty acid content were associated with reductions in protein, but not carbohydrate, contents. Assessment of fatty acid composition revealed that increasing light intensity led to higher and lower contents of oleic (18:1) and linolenic (18:3) acids, respectively. The microalgae consumed more than 75% of the nitrogen and phosphorus present in the wastewater used as growth medium. Conclusion The results show the importance of optimizing light intensities to improve fatty acid production by microalgae and their quality as sources of biodiesel. In addition, increase in fatty acid content is associated with decrease in protein content.
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ISSN:	1754-6834 1754-6834 2731-3654
DOI:	10.1186/s13068-019-1646-x