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Title: Water reuse for sustainable microalgae cultivation: current knowledge and future directions

Abstract

Microalgae hold great promise as environmentally sustainable sources of food, animal feed, and fuel. However, large amounts of water are used during microalgae cultivation and this negatively impacts economic viability and environmental sustainability. Reusing cultivation water can reduce the direct impacts of water usage and also reduce nutrient requirements and algal wastewater treatment. However, studies have shown that algae growth in reused water can be compromised, unaffected, or sometimes enhanced compared to controls. This review examines recent studies on water reuse to qualitatively understand these varied effects. Growth inhibitors and stimulators in reused water and their underlying mechanisms are discussed, as well as recent pre-treatment technologies and factors affecting the quality of reused water, such as microalgae taxa, culture conditions, and harvesting methods, are considered. A scheme is proposed for water reuse and harvesting methods based on the desired algal end products. Finally, taking these findings together, here we provide recommendations for further research directions as well as new insights into designing and integrating a cultivation strategy with a harvesting platform to reuse water for more efficient microalgae cultivation.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5]; ORCiD logo [5];  [6];  [7]
  1. Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Key Lab. for Algal Biology; Univ. of Alabama, Birmingham, AL (United States)
  2. Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC (United States)
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Key Lab. for Algal Biology; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing (China)
  4. Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC (United States); Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels
  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Key Lab. for Algal Biology
  6. Duke Univ. Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, NC (United States); Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Center for Microalgal Biotechnology and Biofuels; Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan (China). Inst. of Hydrobiology. Key Lab. for Algal Biology; SDIC Biotech Investment Co., LTD., Beijing (China); Beijing Key Lab. of Algae Biomass, Beijing (China)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Duke Univ., Durham, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC); China Postdoctoral Science Foundation; Chinese Foreign Experts Bureau; US National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
OSTI Identifier:
1848483
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1633114
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0007091; 31672625; 21603263; 2016M602391; 32OCPC2017; 164486820174200002
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 161; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 0921-3449
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
42 ENGINEERING; 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology; Algae; Bioenergy; Cultivation; Dissolved organic matter; Harvesting; Water reuse

Citation Formats

Lu, Zhiying, Loftus, Sarah, Sha, Jun, Wang, Wenxuan, Park, Min S., Zhang, Xuezhi, Johnson, Zackary I., and Hu, Qiang. Water reuse for sustainable microalgae cultivation: current knowledge and future directions. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104975.
Lu, Zhiying, Loftus, Sarah, Sha, Jun, Wang, Wenxuan, Park, Min S., Zhang, Xuezhi, Johnson, Zackary I., & Hu, Qiang. Water reuse for sustainable microalgae cultivation: current knowledge and future directions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104975
Lu, Zhiying, Loftus, Sarah, Sha, Jun, Wang, Wenxuan, Park, Min S., Zhang, Xuezhi, Johnson, Zackary I., and Hu, Qiang. Thu . "Water reuse for sustainable microalgae cultivation: current knowledge and future directions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104975. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1848483.
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abstractNote = {Microalgae hold great promise as environmentally sustainable sources of food, animal feed, and fuel. However, large amounts of water are used during microalgae cultivation and this negatively impacts economic viability and environmental sustainability. Reusing cultivation water can reduce the direct impacts of water usage and also reduce nutrient requirements and algal wastewater treatment. However, studies have shown that algae growth in reused water can be compromised, unaffected, or sometimes enhanced compared to controls. This review examines recent studies on water reuse to qualitatively understand these varied effects. Growth inhibitors and stimulators in reused water and their underlying mechanisms are discussed, as well as recent pre-treatment technologies and factors affecting the quality of reused water, such as microalgae taxa, culture conditions, and harvesting methods, are considered. A scheme is proposed for water reuse and harvesting methods based on the desired algal end products. Finally, taking these findings together, here we provide recommendations for further research directions as well as new insights into designing and integrating a cultivation strategy with a harvesting platform to reuse water for more efficient microalgae cultivation.},
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  • Richter, Lubna V.; Mansfeldt, Cresten B.; Kuan, Michael M.
  • Environmental Science & Technology, Vol. 52, Issue 12
  • DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b06581

Food-energy-water (FEW) nexus for urban sustainability: A comprehensive review
journal, March 2019


Alum-induced flocculation of preconcentrated Nannochloropsis salina: Residual aluminium in the biomass, FAMEs and its effects on microalgae growth upon media recycling
journal, August 2012

  • Rwehumbiza, Vincent M.; Harrison, Rosalyn; Thomsen, Laurenz
  • Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 200-202
  • DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.008

Biodiesel from microalgae beats bioethanol
journal, March 2008