<p>Power generation and recovery of value-added products using microalgae, <i>Haematococcus lacustris</i> is tested in a dual chamber photosynthetic microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cell (PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub>). The microalgal cells in conical flask act as control. The performance was compared to another, test PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub>. The control MFC in second test had electrode wires not connected (PMA-MFC<sub>nw</sub>). The PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub> set had microalgal catholytic media replenished unlike in PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub>. A comparative PMA<sub>0</sub>-MFC, was used without microalgae and only water as catholyte. The results demonstrated maximum power density (PDmax) of 33.76 mW m<sup>−2</sup> in PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub>, 15.36 mW m<sup>−2</sup> in PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub> and 8.05 mW m<sup>−2</sup> in PMA<sub>0</sub>-MFC. The non replenishment of catholytic media in PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub> set resulted in nutrient limitations, poor photosynthesis, and disrupted redox reactions. Further lowest PDmax in PMA<sub>0</sub>-MFC proves that microalgae are excellent source of free nascent oxygen required for redox reaction. Taxonomic identity of microbes at the anode via 16&#xa0;S rRNA showed the dominance of catalytic microbes mainly Proteobacteria. The different kinds of carotenoids from microalgae were estimated by UV-Vis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. The microalgal growth, evaluated in terms of biomass dry weight (DW), was 118 mg L<sup>−1</sup>, after 40 days of PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub> operation, which was lesser than in control (conical flask) 123 mg L<sup>−1</sup>. The pigments including total chlorophyll (<i>a</i> + b), and total carotenoids were 699.7&#xa0;µg g<sup>−1</sup> and 224.6&#xa0;µg g<sup>−1</sup>, respectively, on day 16. Microalgal performance in PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub> and its control (PMA-MFC<sub>nw</sub>) was 10% and 32.52% inferior than in PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub> and its control. The continuous replenishment of media in PMA-MFCt<sub>1</sub> maintained microalgal cells in continuous state of multiplication and photosynthesis resulting into higher bioelectricity generation and bioproducts than PMA-MFCt<sub>2</sub>, and PMA-MFC<sub>nw</sub>.</p>

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Bioelectromics of a photosynthetic microalgae assisted microbial fuel cell for wastewater treatment and value added production

  • Ankesh Ahirwar,
  • Mohd Jahir Khan,
  • Priyanka Khandelwal,
  • Gurpreet Singh,
  • Harish,
  • Vandana Vinayak,
  • Makarand Madhao Ghangrekar

摘要

Power generation and recovery of value-added products using microalgae, Haematococcus lacustris is tested in a dual chamber photosynthetic microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cell (PMA-MFCt1). The microalgal cells in conical flask act as control. The performance was compared to another, test PMA-MFCt2. The control MFC in second test had electrode wires not connected (PMA-MFCnw). The PMA-MFCt1 set had microalgal catholytic media replenished unlike in PMA-MFCt2. A comparative PMA0-MFC, was used without microalgae and only water as catholyte. The results demonstrated maximum power density (PDmax) of 33.76 mW m−2 in PMA-MFCt1, 15.36 mW m−2 in PMA-MFCt2 and 8.05 mW m−2 in PMA0-MFC. The non replenishment of catholytic media in PMA-MFCt2 set resulted in nutrient limitations, poor photosynthesis, and disrupted redox reactions. Further lowest PDmax in PMA0-MFC proves that microalgae are excellent source of free nascent oxygen required for redox reaction. Taxonomic identity of microbes at the anode via 16 S rRNA showed the dominance of catalytic microbes mainly Proteobacteria. The different kinds of carotenoids from microalgae were estimated by UV-Vis and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analysis. The microalgal growth, evaluated in terms of biomass dry weight (DW), was 118 mg L−1, after 40 days of PMA-MFCt1 operation, which was lesser than in control (conical flask) 123 mg L−1. The pigments including total chlorophyll (a + b), and total carotenoids were 699.7 µg g−1 and 224.6 µg g−1, respectively, on day 16. Microalgal performance in PMA-MFCt2 and its control (PMA-MFCnw) was 10% and 32.52% inferior than in PMA-MFCt1 and its control. The continuous replenishment of media in PMA-MFCt1 maintained microalgal cells in continuous state of multiplication and photosynthesis resulting into higher bioelectricity generation and bioproducts than PMA-MFCt2, and PMA-MFCnw.