Nutrient Removal of POME Using POME Isolated Microalgae Strain, Characium sp.

Abstract:

The study examines the efficiency of nutrients removal by a locally isolatedmicroalgae strain from Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) treatment pond, Characium sp. Theexperiment was conducted in laboratory conditions at room temperature for 20 days. Sampleswere taken at a two-day interval for dry weight, Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD), andnutrient removal analysis as well as carotenoid, protein and lipid content. The study showedthat the COD level of POME was reduced by 45.41%. Characium sp successfully removed90.35% of ammoniacal nitrogen, 86.9% of ammonia, 87% of ammonium and 88.6% of totalnitrogen content. This species was also found to remove up to 99.1% of phosphate contentand 99.5% of phosphorus. Characium sp produced 0.78 mg/L of carotenoid, 15.24 mg/L ofprotein and 18.43 mg/L of lipid by the end of the 20-day study period.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1113)
• Pages: 364-369
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1113.364
• Online since: July 2015
• Authors: Tamilarasi B. Tamil Selvam, Rajkumar Renganathan, Mohd Sobri Takriff
• Keywords: Carotenoid, Lipid, Microalgae, Nutrient Removal, POME, Protein

References

[1] P.F. Rupani, R.P. Singh, M.H. Ibrahim, N. Esa. Review of Current Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment Methods: Vermicomposting as a Sustainable Practice. World Applied Sciences Journal (2010) 10(10): 1190-1201, 2010 ISSN 1818-4952.

[2] A. Ma, and A. Ong. Pollution Control in Palm Oil Mills in Malaysia. Journal of The American Oil Chemists' Society. 62 (1985) 261-266.

DOI: 10.1007/bf02541389

[3] Z. Yaakob, Kamrul Fakir, Ehsan Ali, S.R.S. Abdullah, M.S. Takriff. An Overview of Microalgae as a Wastewater Treatment. (2011) Jordan International Energy Conference.

[4] G. Jakob, J. Wolf, T.V. L Bui, C. Posten, O. Kruse, E. Stephens, I. L Ross, B. Hankamer. Surveying a Diverse Pool of Microalgae as a Bioresource for Future Biotechnological Applications. J Pet. Environ. Biotechnol (2013) 4: 5.

DOI: 10.4172/2157-7463.1000153

[5] http: /www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov GenBank: KJ143753.

[6] APHA (American Public Health Association). Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition. (1992) Washington D. C.

[7] H.K. Lichtenthaler. Chlorophyll and Carotenoids: Pigments of photosynthetic biomembranes. Methods in Enzymology. 148 (1987) 331–382.

DOI: 10.1016/0076-6879(87)48036-1

[8] M.M. Bradford. A Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Quantitation of Microgram Quantities of Protein Utilizing the Principle of Protein-Dye Binding. Analytical Biochemistry. 72 (1976) 248-254.

DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(76)90527-3

[9] A. Converti, A.A. Casazza, E.Y. Ortiz, P. Perego and M. Del Borghi. Effect of Temperature and Nitrogen Concentration on the Growth and Lipid Content of Nannochloropsis oculata and Chlorella vulgaris for Biodiesel Production. Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification. 48 (2009).

DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2009.03.006

[10] V. Dominic, S. Murali, and M. Nisha. Phycoremediation efficiency of three microalgae Chlorella vulgaris, Synechocytis salina and Gloeocapsa gelatinosa. SB Academic Review. 16 (2009) (1-2): 138-146.

[11] E.W. Becker. Microalgae as a Source of Protein. Biotechnology Advances 25 (2007) 207–210.