Cultivation of with manure for simultaneous bioremediation and biomass production

Mette Møller Nielsen, Annette Bruhn, Michael Bo Rasmussen, Birgit Olesen, Martin M. Larsen, Henrik B. Møller

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Abstract

The potential of liquid manure as sole nutrient source for cultivation of was investigated with the perspective of utilizing the produced biomass for feed and/or energy. Algae grown with manure demonstrated equal growth rates to algae grown with standard f/2-medium. The optimum manure concentration, expressed as ammonium concentration, was 25 mu M. At these conditions, the biomass produced was potentially suitable for anaerobic digestion, due to a relative high carbon/nitrogen ratio (approximately 19). At higher manure concentrations, tissue concentrations of nitrogen, phosphorus, proteins, and amino acids increased, making the biomass less suitable for anaerobic digestion but potentially interesting as a feed supplement. Cultivating with manure as nutrient source has potential in terms of bioremediation as well as production of bioenergy and protein-feed.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Applied Phycology
Volume24
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)449-458
ISSN0921-8971
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aquatic Science
  • Plant Science
  • Amino acid composition
  • Bioenergy
  • Chlorophyta
  • Feed potential
  • Heavy metals
  • Macroalgae
  • Nitrogen
  • algae
  • Lactuca
  • Ulva
  • Ulva lactuca
  • BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • MARINE
  • MARINE FISHPOND EFFLUENTS
  • ULVA-LACTUCA BIOFILTERS
  • FRESH-WATER ALGAE
  • CO-DIGESTION
  • WASTE-WATER
  • ESTUARINE MACROALGAE
  • ANAEROBIC-DIGESTION
  • ASCOPHYLLUM-NODOSUM
  • METHANE PRODUCTION
  • NITROGEN-CONTENT
  • Life Sciences
  • Freshwater & Marine Ecology
  • Plant Sciences
  • Plant Physiology
  • Ecology
  • Biochemistry studies - General
  • Biochemistry studies - Proteins, peptides and amino acids
  • Nutrition - General studies, nutritional status and methods
  • Animal production - Feeds and feeding
  • Public health - Sewage disposal and sanitary measures
  • Food microbiology - General and miscellaneous
  • Plant physiology - Nutrition
  • phosphorus
  • nitrogen
  • ammonium
  • carbon
  • Algae, Microorganisms, Nonvascular Plants, Plants
  • growth rate
  • biomass production
  • soy bean
  • bioenergy production
  • untreated pig manure nutrient
  • anaerobic digested pig manure nutrient

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