Biotechnology of Fuel Oil and Nutraceuticals from Chlorella vulgaris : Grown on Domesticated Animal Wastes and Industrial Effluents

ISBN-13: 9783659341724 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 180 str.

Obioma Kenechukwu Agwa; G. O. Abu; S. N. Ibe

Opis

Chlorella is a single celled photosynthetic green alga which has potential as a source of bioenergy and some value added biochemical. The organism was obtained by blooming a mixture of cow dung extract and pond water, which was enhanced by aeration using an aquarium pump and artificial illumination with a bank of fluorescent tubes.The isolate was cultured using different animal (goat, pig, poultry, cow and grass cutter) waste extracts.The growth conditions for high biomass and lipid yield were studied for 21days at a temperature of 28±2oC. The growth was monitored both autotrophically and heterotrophically under different conditions viz artificial illumination (aerated and unaerated) with fluorescent tubes mounted in a chamber at a height of about 30cm and natural illumination.The result showed that poultry waste yielded highest cell dry matter and lipid content under natural illumination.The gas chromatography-mass spectrometry of the elemental composition of Chlorella oil revealed long chain fatty acid between C16-C18 indicating the presence of palmitic acid, linoleic acid and oleic acid with potential of biodiesel production.

O autorze

Dr(Mrs)AGWA OBIOMA KENECHUKWU is an acknowledged academic who studied Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology at various levels at Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka and University of PortHarcourt,Rivers State,Nigeria.Currently she is a university lecturer with the University of PortHarcourt,Rivers State,Nigeria.She is married with adorable children.