Bio-Refinery of Wastewater in Presence of Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Microalgae

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dc.contributor.advisorChu, Angus
dc.contributor.authorHosseini Yazdi, Seyed Mohammad Sadegh
dc.contributor.committeememberNowicki, Edwin Peter
dc.contributor.committeememberHe, Jianxun
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-23T15:50:01Z
dc.date.available2018-07-23T15:50:01Z
dc.date.issued2018-07-12
dc.description.abstractIn this research, three sets of experiments were conducted to assess the ability of Chlorella Vulgaris (Chlorella V.) to grow in different physical conditions such as light intensity, pH, temperature and mixing by measuring oxygen evolution. Chlorella V. thrives if the medium (Bold’s Basal Media) has a pH range of 7-8, temperature range of 25-30 ͦ C, light intensity of 4755 LUX, and 5% CO2 is introduced into the culture. Chlorella V. has illustrated the same growth rate in both sterile and non-sterile wastewater media under optimal physical conditions. It demonstrated uptake of 100% of dissolved nitrogen compounds and almost 30% of dissolved phosphorus compounds presented in the medium. This ability nominates Chlorella V. for potential tertiary treatment of wastewater. Finally, the ability of this specie for CO2 uptake was determined. Chlorella V. could sequester 20% CO2 in the total gas volume of the photobioreactor headspace in optimal physical conditions. The CO2 fixation rate was higher in the middle of the exponential growth phase compared to other growth phases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHosseini Yazdi, S. M. S. (2018). Bio-Refinery of Wastewater in Presence of Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Microalgae (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32659en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32659
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107477
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.facultySchulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectChlorella Vulgaris
dc.subjectBiodiesel
dc.subjectBiofuel
dc.subjectCarbon Dioxide
dc.subject.classificationEducation--Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnvironmental Sciencesen_US
dc.subject.classificationEnergyen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Civilen_US
dc.subject.classificationEngineering--Environmentalen_US
dc.titleBio-Refinery of Wastewater in Presence of Carbon Dioxide Utilizing Microalgae
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineering
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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