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EUBCE 2024 - Sebastian SANCHEZ VILLASCLARAS - Olive Mill Wastewater Treatmentb by Microalgae and Energy Compounds Production

Olive Mill Wastewater Treatmentb by Microalgae and Energy Compounds Production

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Biomass resource assessment, mobilisation, and microalgae production and processing

Olive Mill Wastewater Treatmentb by Microalgae and Energy Compounds Production

Short Introductive summary

Microalgae have extensive industrial and economic potential, and can constitute a source of third generation biofuels, principally biodiesel, produced by the transesterification of algal-derived lipids. The growth response of the microalga Chlorella pyrenoidosa was studied under different concentrations of olive-mill wastewater (OMWW) as culture media formed by dilution of the OMWW (in concentrations of 5% to 100% v/v), temperature was 25°C, pH 8, air flow was provided from 1 v/v/min, under light dark cycle (12 h lighting per day). This study showed the evaluation of the growth kinetics (maximum specific growth rate, µm, and volumetric biomass productivity, Pb) as well as the formation of lipids in the biomass formed. At lab level, a concentration of 50 % (v/v) of olive mill-wastewater permits to reach the highest values of µm and Pb, 0.034 h-1 and 3.1 10-3 g dm-3h-1, respectively.

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Sebastian SANCHEZ VILLASCLARAS

University of Jaen, Chemical Engineering, Environmental and Materials Dpt., SPAIN

Presenter's biography

Sebastián Sánchez is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Jaén. His research interests are in the areas ’Use of Lignocellulose materials for Biofuels Production’, and ’Tertiary Treatment of Wastewater and Microalgae Biotechnology’. Currently, he is Director 'CEA OLIVE GROVE'(Spain)

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Co-authors:

M. Maaitah, University of Al-Ahliyya Amman, JORDAN
G. Hodaifa, University of Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, SPAIN
S. Sánchez Villasclaras, University of Jaén, SPAIN

Session reference: 1BV.3.25