Abstract
The present study reviews the options of cultivating the green alga, Chlorella emersonii, under photoautotrophic conditions with flue gas derived from a cement plant. It was conducted in the Lafarge Perlmooser
plant in Retznei, Austria, where stone coal and various surrogate fuels such as used tyres, plastics and meat-and-bone meal
are incinerated for heating limestone. During 30 days of cultivation, flue gas had no visible adverse effects compared to
the controls grown with pure CO2. The semi-continuous cultivation with media recycling was performed in 5.5-L pH-stat photobioreactors. The essay using CO2 from flue gas yielded a total of 2.00 g L−1 microalgal dry mass and a CO2 fixation of 3.25 g L−1. In the control, a total of 2.06 g L−1 dry mass was produced and 3.38 g L−1 CO2 was fixed. Mean growth rates were between 0.10 day−1 (control) and 0.13 day−1 (flue gas). No accumulation of flue gas residues was detected in the culture medium. At the end of the experiment, however,
the concentration of lead was three times higher in algal biomass compared to the control, indicating that cultures aerated
with this type of flue gas should not be used as food supplements or animal feed.
plant in Retznei, Austria, where stone coal and various surrogate fuels such as used tyres, plastics and meat-and-bone meal
are incinerated for heating limestone. During 30 days of cultivation, flue gas had no visible adverse effects compared to
the controls grown with pure CO2. The semi-continuous cultivation with media recycling was performed in 5.5-L pH-stat photobioreactors. The essay using CO2 from flue gas yielded a total of 2.00 g L−1 microalgal dry mass and a CO2 fixation of 3.25 g L−1. In the control, a total of 2.06 g L−1 dry mass was produced and 3.38 g L−1 CO2 was fixed. Mean growth rates were between 0.10 day−1 (control) and 0.13 day−1 (flue gas). No accumulation of flue gas residues was detected in the culture medium. At the end of the experiment, however,
the concentration of lead was three times higher in algal biomass compared to the control, indicating that cultures aerated
with this type of flue gas should not be used as food supplements or animal feed.
- Content Type Journal Article
- DOI 10.1007/s10811-010-9551-5
- Authors
- Clemens G. Borkenstein, Research and Development BioTech AG BDI–BioDiesel International Parkring 18 8074 Grambach Austria
- Josef Knoblechner, Research and Development BioTech AG BDI–BioDiesel International Parkring 18 8074 Grambach Austria
- Heike Frühwirth, Research and Development BioTech AG BDI–BioDiesel International Parkring 18 8074 Grambach Austria
- Michael Schagerl, University of Vienna Department Limnology Althanstrasse 14 1090 Vienna Austria
- Journal Journal of Applied Phycology
- Online ISSN 1573-5176
- Print ISSN 0921-8971
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