Effects of high-strength landfill leachate effluent on stress-induced microalgae lipid production and post-treatment micropollutant degradation

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Author list: Pinpatthanapong, Khathapon; Khetkorn, Wanthanee; Honda, Ryo; Phattarapattamawong, Songkeart; Treesubsuntorn, Chairat; Panasan, Namchai; Boonmawat, Patcharaporn; Tianthong, Yada; Lipiloet, Sukhom; Sorn, Sovannlaksmy; Jutakanoke, Rumpa; Prachanurak, Pradthana;

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication year: 2022

Journal: Journal of Environmental Management (0301-4797)

Volume number: 324

ISSN: 0301-4797

URL: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85138819505&doi=10.1016%2fj.jenvman.2022.116367&partnerID=40&md5=c9b727e7fc7b128a652901433eb2fce4

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

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Abstract

This research investigates the effects of landfill leachate effluent concentrations from moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) on stress-induced Chlorella vulgaris and Scenedesmus armatus lipid production and post-treatment micropollutant degradation. The effluent concentrations were varied between 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% (v/v). The landfill leachate influent was treated using two-stage moving bed biofilm reactor under 24 h and 18 h hydraulic retention time (HRT). The results indicated that the effluent concentration was positively correlated with the stress-induced microalgae lipid production in the post-treatment of residual micropollutants. C. vulgaris and S. armatus completely remove residual micropollutants in the effluent. The superoxide dismutase and peroxidase activity were positively correlated with the cellular lipid content. The lipid content of C. vulgaris and S. armatus cultivated in the 18 h HRT effluent were 31–51% and 51–64%, while those in the 24 h HRT effluent were 15–16% and 5–19%. The optimal condition of microalgae cultivation for the post-treatment of residual micropollutants was 50–75% (v/v) effluent concentrations under 18 h HRT, achieving the highest lipid production of 113–116 mg/L for C. vulgaris and 74–75 mg/L for S. armatus. Essentially, the MBBR landfill leachate effluent holds promising potential as a substrate for microalgae lipid production. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd

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Micropollutant, Scenedesmus armatus, Stress enzymes