Phycoremediation Potential of Scenedesmus obliquus on Tertiary Treated CETP Effluent and Lipid Production
| Author(s) | : | Shalini Chaudhary, M.H.Fuleka |
| Institution | : | School of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development Central university of Gujarat Gandhinagar |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 2 — February 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 1077-1082 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Microalgae based wastewater treatment and biodiesel production is gaining attention in recent years. Presentresearch study highlights the phycoremediation potential of Scenedesmus obliquus for removal of contaminants present inCETP treated effluent. CETP treated effluent was collected from kalol Gandhinagar and was characterized for variousphysicochemical parameters i.e. nitrate, phosphate, pH, EC, TDS, BOD, COD, Chloride, ammonia etc. Scenedesmusobliquus showed nutrient removal efficiency i.e. 46.1% TDS, 52% Nitrate, 21.5% Phosphorous, 45% BOD, 40.1% COD,42.8% ammonia, 10.3 % Chloride respectively. The algal strain characterized indicates presence of maximum lipidproductivity 6.43±0.77 mgl-1d-1; Lipid content 27.4±1.46 % and biomass productivity 23.48±3.5 mgl-1d-1 at the end of theexperiment. The result obtained from the research study showed effective nutrient removal from wastewater and the biomassobtained can also be used as a source for biodiesel production.
Shalini Chaudhary, M.H.Fuleka, “Phycoremediation Potential of Scenedesmus obliquus on Tertiary Treated CETP Effluent and Lipid Production”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 1077-1082, February 2018.
