Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Effect of light stress on lutein production with associated phosphorus removal from a secondary effluent by the autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01. |
| Authors: |
Fariz-Salinas, Edwin Alexis, Limón-Rodríguez, Benjamín, Beltrán-Rocha, Julio Cesar, Guajardo-Barbosa, Claudio, Cantú-Cárdenas, María Elena, Martínez-Ávila, Guillermo Cristian Guadalupe, Castillo-Zacarías, Carlos, López-Chuken, Ulrico Javier |
| Source: |
3 Biotech; 12/26/2023, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p1-11, 11p |
| Subject Terms: |
LUTEIN, PHOSPHATE removal (Water purification), MICROALGAE, SEWAGE disposal plants, PHOSPHORUS, LIGHT intensity |
| Abstract: |
Microalgae have become promising microorganisms for generating high-value commercial products and removing pollutants in aquatic systems. This research evaluated the impact of sunlight intensity on intracellular pigment generation and phosphorus removal from secondary effluents by autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01 in photobioreactor culture. Microalgae were grown in a secondary effluent from a wastewater treatment plant, using a combination of low and high light conditions (photon irradiance; 44 μmol m−2 s−1 and ≈ 1270 μmol m−2 s−1, respectively) and 16:8 h light:dark and 24:0 h light:dark (subdivided into 18:6 LED:sunlight) photoperiods. The autoflocculant rate by consortium BR-UANL-01 was not affected by light intensity and achieved 98% in both treatments. Microalgae produced significantly more lutein, (2.91 mg g−1) under low light conditions. Phosphate removal by microalgae resulted above 85% from the secondary effluent, due to the fact that phosphorus is directly associated with metabolic and replication processes and the highest antioxidant activity was obtained in ABTS•+ assay by the biomass under low light condition (51.71% μmol ET g−1). In conclusion, the results showed that the autoflocculating microalgae consortium BR-UANL-01 is capable of synthesizing intracellular lutein, which presents antioxidant activity, using secondary effluents as a growth medium, without losing its autoflocculating activity and assimilating phosphorus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
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