Effects of glucose and yeast cream content on the Pelletization Behavior of Fungi-Chlorella Sp. Symbiosis System

Abstract

High cost of microalgae harvesting impeded the development of algae biofuel technology and wastewater treatment to commercial practicality. Filamentous fungi and microalgae could form pellets under certain culture condition and the symbiosis system is a novel method to reduce the cost of microalgae harvesting. In this paper, effects of glucose and yeast cream content on the pelletization behaviors of fungi and fungi-Chlorella sp. symbiosis system are investigated. The results show that the fungi are easier to form pellets with introduction of glucose or yeast cream.

Biofloculación de la microalga de agua dulce chlorella sorokiniana asistida por hongos filamentosos

“…Recientemente, Zou, Luo & Li, 2016, investigaron los efectos del contenido de glucosa y la crema de levadura en el comportamiento de los sistemas de simbiosis de agregados celulares de hongo-Chlorella sp. Estos estudios revelaron la capacidad de los hongos filamentosos para atraer células de la microalga formando flóculos de biomasa en presencia de fuentes de carbono orgánico como la glucosa.…”