Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation

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Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation. / Lau, Kin Yan; Pleissner, Daniel; Lin, Carol Sze Ki.

In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 170, 10.2014, p. 144-151.

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Lau KY, Pleissner D, Lin CSK. Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation. Bioresource Technology. 2014 Oct;170:144-151. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.096

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title = "Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation",
abstract = "Heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris was investigated in food waste hydrolysate. The highest exponential growth rate in terms of biomass of 0.8 day−1 was obtained in a hydrolysate consisting of 17.9 g L−1 glucose, 0.1 g L−1 free amino nitrogen, 0.3 g L−1 phosphate and 4.8 mg L−1 nitrate, while the growth rate was reduced in higher concentrated hydrolysates. C. vulgaris utilized the nutrients recovered from food waste for the formation of biomass and 0.9 g biomass was produced per gram glucose consumed. The microalgal biomass produced in nutrient sufficient batch cultures consisted of around 400 mg g−1 carbohydrates, 200 mg g−1 proteins and 200 mg g−1 lipids. The conversion of nutrients derived from food waste and the balanced biomass composition make C. vulgaris a promising strain for the recycling of food waste in food, feed and fuel productions.",
keywords = "Lipids, Fatty acids, Waste utilization, Nutrient recovery, Food waste hydrolysate, Biology",
author = "Lau, {Kin Yan} and Daniel Pleissner and Lin, {Carol Sze Ki}",
year = "2014",
month = oct,
doi = "10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.096",
language = "English",
volume = "170",
pages = "144--151",
journal = "Bioresource Technology",
issn = "0960-8524",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",

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T1 - Recycling of food waste as nutrients in Chlorella vulgaris cultivation

AU - Lau, Kin Yan

AU - Pleissner, Daniel

AU - Lin, Carol Sze Ki

PY - 2014/10

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N2 - Heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris was investigated in food waste hydrolysate. The highest exponential growth rate in terms of biomass of 0.8 day−1 was obtained in a hydrolysate consisting of 17.9 g L−1 glucose, 0.1 g L−1 free amino nitrogen, 0.3 g L−1 phosphate and 4.8 mg L−1 nitrate, while the growth rate was reduced in higher concentrated hydrolysates. C. vulgaris utilized the nutrients recovered from food waste for the formation of biomass and 0.9 g biomass was produced per gram glucose consumed. The microalgal biomass produced in nutrient sufficient batch cultures consisted of around 400 mg g−1 carbohydrates, 200 mg g−1 proteins and 200 mg g−1 lipids. The conversion of nutrients derived from food waste and the balanced biomass composition make C. vulgaris a promising strain for the recycling of food waste in food, feed and fuel productions.

AB - Heterotrophic cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris was investigated in food waste hydrolysate. The highest exponential growth rate in terms of biomass of 0.8 day−1 was obtained in a hydrolysate consisting of 17.9 g L−1 glucose, 0.1 g L−1 free amino nitrogen, 0.3 g L−1 phosphate and 4.8 mg L−1 nitrate, while the growth rate was reduced in higher concentrated hydrolysates. C. vulgaris utilized the nutrients recovered from food waste for the formation of biomass and 0.9 g biomass was produced per gram glucose consumed. The microalgal biomass produced in nutrient sufficient batch cultures consisted of around 400 mg g−1 carbohydrates, 200 mg g−1 proteins and 200 mg g−1 lipids. The conversion of nutrients derived from food waste and the balanced biomass composition make C. vulgaris a promising strain for the recycling of food waste in food, feed and fuel productions.

KW - Lipids

KW - Fatty acids

KW - Waste utilization

KW - Nutrient recovery

KW - Food waste hydrolysate

KW - Biology

U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.096

DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.07.096

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EP - 151

JO - Bioresource Technology

JF - Bioresource Technology

SN - 0960-8524

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