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Background: Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) technology is used in various applications such as wastewater treatment with the production of electrical energy. The objective of this study was to estimate the biodepuration of oils and fats, the elimination of blue dye brl and bioelectro-characterization in MFCs with Chlorella vulgaris and bacterial community. Results: The operation of MFCs at 32 d showed an increase in bioelectrogenic activity (from 23.17 to 327.67 mW/m2 ) and in the potential (from 200 to 954 mV), with biodepuration of fats and oils (95%) in the microalgal cathode, and a removal of the chemical oxygen demand COD (anode, 71%, cathode, 78.6%) and the blue dye brl (73%) at the anode, here biofilms were formed by the bacterial community consisting of Actinobacteria and Deltaproteobacteria. Conclusions: These findings suggest that MFCs with C. vulgaris and bacterial community have a simultaneous efficiency in the production of bioelectricity and bioremediation processes, becoming an important source of bioenergy in the future.
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Bacteria/metabolism , Bioelectric Energy Sources/microbiology , Water Purification/methods , Chlorella vulgaris/metabolism , Bacteria/chemistry , Biofilms , Chlorella vulgaris/chemistry , Electricity , Electrodes , Microalgae , Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis , WastewaterABSTRACT
En esta investigación se utilizó el colorante azul directo brl para remoción anaerobia con un consorcio bacteriano aislado de efluentes industriales del Parque Industrial río Seco (PIRS), Arequipa, Perú; en un reactor anaerobio de flujo ascendente UASB con carbón activado. El reactor tuvo una capacidad de 14.4 L con lodos y carbón activado del 40% de volumen, con una carga orgánica de 6 Kg DQO/m³•día y un tiempo de retención hidráulica de 1 día con un flujo ascendente. El objetivo fue medir la eficiencia de la remoción anaerobia del colorante en un tiempo de 28 días. Los resultados demostraron un incremento del 41% de los Sólidos Suspendidos Volátiles (SSV) de 12894 mg•L-1 a 21546 mg•L-1 bajo las condiciones del experimento, con una remoción del 57% de la Demanda Química de Oxigeno (DQO) de 484 mg•L-1 a 122 mg•L-1 y una remoción del 87% del colorante azul directo brl de 69.61 mg•L-1 a 9 mg•L-1. Los resultados con el carbón activado granular solamente, demostraron una remoción del 61% del colorante azul directo brl de 70.67 mg•L-1 a 27.83 mg•L-1 a los 28 días.
In this research the brl direct blue dye was used for anaerobic removal with a bacterial consortium of industrial effluents from Industrial Park Río Seco (IPRS), Arequipa, Peru; in an anaerobic reactor of UASB Upflow with activated carbon. The reactor had a capacity of 14.4 L with sludge and activated carbon of 40% of volume, with an organic load of 6 Kg COD/m³•dia and a hydraulic retention time of 1 day with an upward flow. The objective was to measure the efficiency of the anaerobic removal of coloring in a time of 28 days. The results showed an increase of 41% of the solids suspended volatile (SSV) 12894 mg•L-1 up to 21546 mg•L-1 under the conditions of the experiment, with a removal of 57% of the chemical demand of oxygen (COD) from 484 mg•L-1 to 122 mg•L-1 and a removal of 87% of the dye Blue direct the 69.61 brl mg•L-1 to 9 mg•L-1. Results with activated charcoal granular only, they showed a removal of 61% of the dye Blue direct 70.67 brl mg•L-1 to 27.83 mg•L-1 at 28 days.
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El presente trabajo investigó el cultivo de la microalga Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) en valores de productividad cultivado en fotobiorreactor tubular doblemente curvado a condiciones ambientales con el fin de aprovechar la alta radiación solar de la región Arequipa en el sur de Perú (16°24´50´´ LS; 71°32´02´´ LO; 2344 msnm). El fotobiorreactor fue construido con un tubo transparente de policloruro de vinilo (PVC). La productividad del cultivo fue de 13.9 g/m² en 14 días ó 1 g/m²/día y una concentración de clorofila - "a" de 0.00785 mg/L con una máxima radiación de 1179 W/m², y una iluminación de 121500 lux, convirtiendo sus filamentos helicoidales a morfologías anormales, tales como formas irregulares curvas e incluso lineales con fragmentaciones, demostrando que el cultivo se vio afectado por la alta radiación y las variaciones de temperaturas de Arequipa.
The present work investigated the cultivation of microalgae Arthrospira platensis (Spirulina) in productivity values cultivated in doubly curved tubular photobioreactor to environmental conditions in order to take advantage of the high solar radiation of the Arequipa region in southern Peru (16°24´50´´ LS; 71°32´02´´LW; 2344 msnm.). The photobioreactor was built with a transparent tube of polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The productivity of the crop was 13.9 g/m² in 14 days or 1 g/m²/day and a concentration of chlorophyll - "a" 0.00785 mg/L with a maximum radiation of 1179 W/m², and a 121500 lux illumination, making its helical filaments abnormal morphologies, such as curves and linear even irregular shapes with fragmentation, demonstrating that the crop was affected by high radiation and variations in temperatures of Arequipa.