Carbon capture and utilization in waste to energy approach by leading-edge algal photo-bioreactors: The influence of the illumination wavelength

Giuseppina Oliva; Mark Gino Galang; Antonio Buonerba; Shadi W. Hasan; Vincenzo Belgiorno; Vincenzo Naddeo; Tiziano Zarra

Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Jun 2023)

Carbon capture and utilization in waste to energy approach by leading-edge algal photo-bioreactors: The influence of the illumination wavelength

Giuseppina Oliva,
Mark Gino Galang,
Antonio Buonerba,
Shadi W. Hasan,
Vincenzo Belgiorno,
Vincenzo Naddeo,
Tiziano Zarra

Affiliations

Giuseppina Oliva: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
Mark Gino Galang: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
Antonio Buonerba: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy; Department of Chemistry and Biology “Adolfo Zambelli”, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
Shadi W. Hasan: Center for Membranes and Advanced Water Technology (CMAT), Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Vincenzo Belgiorno: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy
Vincenzo Naddeo: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy; Corresponding author.
Tiziano Zarra: Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, via Giovanni Paolo II 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7
p. 100348

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The cultivation of microalgae for carbon capture and utilization (CCU) emerged as sustainable and effective platform to reduce GHGS and produce valuable biomass. In the study, systematic comparison of two identical algal photo-bioreactors (PBRw and PBRp), with white and purple led lights respectively, has been implemented. Carbon removals up to 98% has been obtained, with PBRp supporting enhanced cultivation conditions, higher CO2 removals and increased biomass production (up to 855 mg d−1 of dry algal biomass). The results demonstrate the potential of the proposed solutions as sustainable strategy to increase the applicability of algal photo-bioreactors for carbon capture and utilization.

Published in Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

ISSN: 2666-0164 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering; Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering
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