高效氯氟氰菊酯对普通小球藻的毒性

[目的]通过高效氯氟氰菊酯在不同质量浓度下光合色素及SOD等生物量变化试验,了解高效氯氟氰菊酯对普通小球藻的毒性效应,为评价该药剂对水生生物的影响提供一定的理论依据。[结果]试验结果表明:高效氯氰菊酯对普通小球藻的抑制中浓度为105.71 mg/L,普通小球藻体内光合色素含量及SOD活力的随药剂质量浓度的变化均发生了变化。[结论]随着药剂处理质量浓度的增加,普通小球藻光合色素含量逐渐减少,SOD活力也随着药剂质量浓度的增加而急剧下降,且药剂对普通小球藻的毒性属于低毒。     

利用小球藻构建微生物燃料电池

利用分离的小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)构建了光合微生物燃料电池,考察了小球藻加入阴阳极和以废水为底物的电池产电性能及机理. 结果表明,构建的微生物燃料电池是可行的,电能输出主要依赖吸附在电极表面的藻,而与悬浮在溶液中的藻基本无关. 光照是该燃料电池电压变化的主要影响因素之一. 在阴极室中添加铁离子,通过其二和三价间的循环转化,提高电子的传递速率,加快质子和氧气的反应,电池的输出功率密度达到11.82 mW/m2,COD去除率达到40%. 这种电池将化学能、光能转化为电能的同时可处理污水并回收小球藻.     

普通小球藻异养-光自养串联培养的培养基

采用单因素实验和均匀实验获得了适合于普通小球藻异养-光自养串联培养的培养基(HA-SK培养基),其关键是C/N比和保证足够的C, N供应. 采用该培养基在摇瓶中异养-光自养串联培养普通小球藻,异养培养结束时细胞密度达13.17 g/L,经过36 h光自养培养后藻体蛋白质和叶绿素含量分别达49.75%和30.17 mg/g. 用5 L生物反应器和1 L平板光生物反应器串联培养,藻细胞密度最高可达15.36 g/L,藻体蛋白质和叶绿素含量分别达54.78%和31.23 mg/g. 表明采用HA-SK培养基进行异养-光自养串联培养可实现普通小球藻的高密度高品质培养.     

小球藻处理养猪业沼液研究

利用不同浓度的沼液驯化小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)得到耐高浓度沼液的优势藻株,然后用于处理养猪业沼液.结果表明:在曝气条件下培养小球藻能够高效利用沼液中的养分并使沼液得到高度净化.小球藻处理10 d后沼液中主要有机物指标:化学需氧量(COD)、悬浮物、氨氮(NH4+-N)、总磷(TP)分别下降到162.3、52、14.66 mg/L和7.57 mg/L,对应去除率分别为77.61％、91％、94.76％和80.03％.处理结果低于国标规定的集约化养猪业水污染物最高允许日排放质量浓度400、200、80 mg/L和8 mg/L.     

污水处理中小球藻的自絮凝特性

以BG11(+N)培养基和模拟生活污水为底物,考察了污水处理小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)的自絮凝特性,探究了自絮凝机理。结果表明:以短沉淀时间运行,小球藻在模拟生活污水中自然形成絮体,沉降性良好;藻细胞表面粗糙,含有丝状、胶状胞外聚合物;絮体内部含有大量短杆菌、球菌;絮体具有相对较高的Na、P、Fe、Ca、Mg元素含量,无机物中主要物质形态为Ca4O(PO4)2。污水处理小球藻的絮凝机理为:基质条件及反应器运行参数等促使藻细胞生理过程发生改变,藻细胞分泌更多絮凝性胞外聚合物增强黏附,生化过程富集P、Fe、Ca、Mg元素改善沉降性,絮凝性细菌大量繁殖促进菌藻共絮凝。     

小球藻生物阴极型微生物燃料电池的基础特性

利用自行设计的阴极管状光生物反应器式微生物燃料电池(MFC)作为实验模型,考察了阴极室投加小球藻后不同光暗周期下电池的产电、阴极溶氧及阴极藻的生长情况. 结果表明,阴极投加小球藻后,电池产电性能明显提高,光暗间歇组最大功率密度为24.4 mW/m2,持续光照组最大功率密度为27.5 mW/m2. 阴极溶氧及电化学分析证实溶氧是影响电压变化的主要因素,持续光照组溶氧较稳定,但比光暗间歇组光照阶段溶氧水平低;MFC阴极室培养小球藻不会对其造成毒害,光暗间歇时小球藻生长较好. 运行小球藻生物阴极型MFC采用光暗间歇培养较好,并可适当延长光照时间.     

生物柴油研究进展

介绍了生物柴油的性能和生产方法，以及国内外的生产和研究现状，提出了我国生物柴油生产趋势和研究方向。     

Modified Photobioreactor for Biofixation of Carbon Dioxide by Chlorella vulgaris at Different Light Intensities

The performance of a modified bioreactor inside a light enclosure for carbon dioxide biofixation by Chlorella vulgaris was investigated. The influence of different light intensities on the CO₂ biofixation and biomass production rates was evaluated. The results showed that the photon flux available to the microalgal cultures can be a key issue in optimizing the microalgae photobioreactor performance, particularly at high cell concentrations. Although the optimal pH values for C. vulgaris are in the range of 6–8, cell growth can take place even at pH 4 and 10. Batch microalgae cultivation in the photobioreactor was used to investigate the effect of different light intensities. The maximum biomass concentration of 1.83 g L^?1 was obtained at a light intensity of 100 μmol m^?2s^?1 and under aeration with 2 L min^?1 of 2 % CO₂‐enriched air.     

Solution polymerization of styrene using biodiesel as a solvent: Effect of biodiesel feedstock

Increasing environmental concerns regarding solvents commonly used in solution polymerization has led to a search for alternatives, such as biodiesel (a.k.a. fatty acid methyl esters or FAME). The effect of the feedstock used in biodiesel production when FAME is used as a polymerization solvent was studied for styrene. A series of homopolymerizations was carried out at different solvent concentrations for two biodiesel feedstocks: soybean oil and 50% yellow grease–50% canola oil. Results were compared to FAME produced from canola oil. Considerable differences in the rate of polymerization were observed, while chain transfer to solvent constants had comparable values. The collected kinetic experimental data were modelled using a polymerization simulator.     

Supercritical CO2 extraction of pigment components with pharmaceutical importance from Chlorella vulgaris

BACKGROUND: Chlorella vulgaris is a green microalgae that contains various pigment components of carotenoids and chlorophylls. Supercritical CO₂ is widely used for extraction of pharmaceutical compounds because it is non‐oxic and easily separated from extracted material by simply depressurizing. In this work, pharmaceutical compounds from Chlorella vulgaris have been extracted using supercritical CO₂ with or without entrainer at various extraction conditions. RESULTS: Based on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis, the extracts contained pigment components, such as lutein, β‐carotene, chlorophyll a and b. Higher extraction pressure and temperature promoted higher lutein extraction by supercritical CO₂. The optimum pressure and temperature for extraction were obtained as 50 MPa and 80 °C. Ethanol as an entrainer was more effective than acetone for the extraction of pigment components. Pigment components in the extract obtained by supercritical CO₂ with and without entrainer were compared with the extract obtained by a conventional extraction method. CONCLUSION: Supercritical CO₂ has been successfully applied for the extraction of pigment components from Chlorella vulgaris. Supercritical CO₂ enabled high selectivity for lutein extraction; however, the lutein yield was lower than that obtained by extraction using supercritical CO₂ with ethanol and soxhlet. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Nutraceutical Compounds from Chlorella vulgaris Extracted in Hydrothermal Condition

Abstract

Water in hydrothermal condition has been used for extraction of nutraceutical compounds from Chlorella vulgaris. Hydrothermal extraction was carried out in a semi-batch and a batch extractor at various temperatures (120–200°C), pressures (2–10 MPa), and extraction times (30–300 min) to extract antioxidant and antibacterial compounds. The effect of extraction condition on the yield of extract was investigated. The antioxidant and antibacterial activity of extracts obtained by hydrothermal extraction were examined. The increasing extraction temperature resulted in higher antioxidant activity, but lower antimicrobial activity. As comparison with hot water extraction, the antioxidant activity of extract obtained by hydrothermal extraction was higher than that obtained by hot water extraction, but the antibacterial activity of the extract obtained by hydrothermal extraction was lower.     

Optimization of Chlorella vulgaris cultivation grown in waste molasses syrup using mixture design

The aim of this study was to determine and optimize culture media for Chlorella vulgaris microalgae under mixotrophic conditions using waste molasses as a cheap carbon source containing both organic carbons and other nutrients. In the current study, at first the growth and lipid productivity of C. vulgaris were assessed in different culture media and the best media was selected for mixotrophic growth conditions. Significant medium ingredients were screened through Plackett–Burman design. Then ingredients with positive effect were considered as a mixture component and their combinations were evaluated on lipid productivity using mixture design. According to results, Zarrouk medium was considered as the base medium with the highest biomass and lipid productivity of 72 and 7.1 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹, respectively. Based on the Plackett–Burman design, out of 11 factors, molasses, NaNO₃ and K₂HPO₄ demonstrated key roles in biomass and lipid productivity in mixotrophic conditions. Consequently, the selected three factors were investigated by mixture design. The results showed that high concentration of molasses causes decrease in biomass and lipid productivity due to high turbidity and a blend consisting of approximately 9.5 g L⁻¹ molasses, 5 g L⁻¹ NaNO₃ and 0.15 g L⁻¹ K₂HPO₄ was found as the optimum mixture with obtained lipid productivity of 115 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹. In conclusion, waste molasses can be used as a promising feedstock for cost effective cultivation of C. vulgaris.     

曝气间隔对普通小球藻生物质积累的影响

细胞高密度培养有利于降低微藻规模化培养成本及其生物柴油制造的成本,曝气是影响微藻规模化高密度培养的重要因素之一。以普通小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris,FACHB-1227)为研究对象,采用BG11培养基,于新型套管式沿程曝气光生物反应系统中,以细胞密度为检测指标,实验研究了曝气间隔时间对藻液中细胞密度、藻液pH值、溶氧量变化的影响。控制每次曝气时气体流量为10L/min、持续时间为0.5h,培养周期为15天。结果表明,藻液中积累的溶解氧能够及时排除,进入生物质积累稳定期时,藻液的pH值基本恒定;微藻生长稳定期时(培养12天),曝气间隔0.5h时细胞密度为7.22×106个/mL,相比于1h、1.5h、2h分别提高了9.56%、41.02%和122.1%。可见,适当减少曝气间隔时间,可显著提高藻细胞密度。     

小球藻对奶牛场沼液处理能力及生物质生产的探究

为资源化处理奶牛场沼液、探究小球藻Chlorella vulgaris NIES-227对奶牛场沼液的处理能力以及生物质利用潜力,在柱式光生物反应器中利用小球藻处理沼液占比分别为25%、50%、75%和 100% 4种不同浓度的未灭菌污水。研究结果显示,各浓度污水中总氮、总磷和COD的去除率分别为36.0%～92.5%、42.8%～100%和6.9%～32.2%。在沼液占比为25%的污水中氮磷的去除率最高,氨氮、总氮和总磷的去除效率分别可达99.9%、91.0%和100%。微藻在低浓度沼液（25%～50%）中生长状态良好,在沼液占比为50%的污水中可获得最高生物质产率393.6 mg/(L·d)。但是在高浓度沼液（75%～100%）中微藻生长受到一定抑制,导致氮磷的去除效果变差。培养期间细菌的数量增长显著,促进了COD的去除。各浓度沼液生物质中总脂、总糖和蛋白质含量分别为13.2%～32.2%、12.3%～27.6%和16.2%～30.9%。实验数据表明,低浓度沼液能产生更多高能量组分的生物质,适合用作生物燃料的开发;高浓度沼液能产生含较多蛋白质的生物质,更适合用作动物饲料。     

Application of the Stover–Kincannon kinetic model to nitrogen removal by Chlorella vulgaris in a continuously operated immobilized photobioreactor system

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ammonium nitrogen removal performance of algae culture Chlorella vulgaris in a novel immobilized photobioreactor system under different operating conditions and to determine the biokinetic coefficients using the Stover–Kincannon model. RESULTS: The photobioreactor was continuously operated at different initial ammonium nitrogen concentrations (NH₄‐N₀ = 10–48 mg L⁻¹), hydraulic retention times (HRT = 1.7–5.5 days) and nitrogen/phosphorus ratios (N/P = 4/1–13/1). Effluent NH₄‐N concentrations varied between 2.1 ± 0.5 mg L⁻¹ and 26 ± 1.2 mg L⁻¹ with increasing initial NH₄‐N concentrations from 10 ± 0.6 mg L⁻¹ to 48 ± 1.8 mg L⁻¹ at θ_H = 2.7 days. The maximum removal efficiency was obtained as 79 ± 4.5% at 10 mg L⁻¹ NH₄‐N concentration. Operating the system for longer HRT improved the effluent quality, and the percentage removal increased from 35 ± 2.4% to 93 ± 0.2% for 20 mg L⁻¹ initial NH₄‐N concentration. The N/P ratio had a substantial effect on removal and the optimum ratio was determined as N/P = 8/1. Saturation value constant, and maximum substrate utilization rate constant of the Stover–Kincannon model for ammonium nitrogen removal by C. vulgaris were determined as K_B = 10.3 mg L⁻¹ d⁻¹, U_max = 13.0 mg L⁻¹ day⁻¹, respectively. CONCLUSION: Results indicated that the algae‐immobilized photobioreactor system had an effective nitrogen removal capacity when the operating conditions were optimized. The optimal conditions for the immobilized photobioreactor system used in this study can be summarized as HRT = 5.5 days, N/P = 8 and NH₄‐N₀ = 20 mg L⁻¹ initial nitrogen concentration to obtain removal efficiency greater than 90%. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry