Chemical absorption and CO2 biofixation via the cultivation of Spirulina in semicontinuous mode with nutrient recycle
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The chemical absorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) is a technique used for the mitigation of the greenhouse effect. However, this process consumes high amounts of energy to regenerate the absorbent and to separate the CO2. CO2 removal by microalgae can be obtained via the photosynthesis process. The objective of this study was to investigate the cultivation and the macromolecules production by Spirulina sp. LEB 18 with the addition of monoethanolamine (MEA) and CO2. In the cultivation with MEA, were obtained higher results of specific growth rate, biomass productivity, CO2 biofixation, CO2 use efficiency, and lower generation time. Besides this, the carbohydrate concentration obtained at the end of this assay was approximately 96.0% higher than the control assay. Therefore, Spirulina can be produced using medium recycle and the addition of MEA, thereby promoting the reduction of CO2 emissions and showing potential for areas that require higher concentrations of carbohydrates, such as in bioethanol production.
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- Authors
- Rosa, G. M. D., Moraes, L., Cardias, B. B., Souza, M. D. R. A. Z. D., & Costa, J. A. V.
- Affiliations
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Costa, Jorge Alberto Vieira
- ORCID
- Venue
- Bioresource Technology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-09
- Volume
- 192
- Pages
- 321-327
- ISSN
- 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
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- 2.96
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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- Funders
- Eletrobras
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies
- Physical Sciences › Earth and Planetary Sciences › Oceanography › Marine and coastal plant biology
- Keywords
- CO2 biofixation, Spirulina, monoethanolamine, microalgae cultivation, semi-continuous cultivation, nutrient cycling, carbohydrate production, biomass productivity, bioethanol feedstock, greenhouse gas emissions reduction
- MeSH terms
- Biotechnology, Carbohydrates, Carbon Dioxide, Biomass, Ethanolamine, Carbohydrate Metabolism, Spirulina
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