Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact

This study aimed at developing a sustainable waste management from poultry farm by integrating microalgae cultivation with the anaerobic digestion effluent of chicken wastes (ADECW). The analysis was focused on system performance, resource recovery and environmental impact of microalgal biomass-deri...

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Main Authors: Rungnapha Khiewwijit, Siraprapa Chainetr, Surasit Thiangchanta, Khanchit Ngoenkhumkhong
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Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
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author Rungnapha Khiewwijit
Siraprapa Chainetr
Surasit Thiangchanta
Khanchit Ngoenkhumkhong
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Khanchit Ngoenkhumkhong
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description This study aimed at developing a sustainable waste management from poultry farm by integrating microalgae cultivation with the anaerobic digestion effluent of chicken wastes (ADECW). The analysis was focused on system performance, resource recovery and environmental impact of microalgal biomass-derived added value products. Laboratory-scale of three different systems, i.e. suspended microalgae, biofilm microalgae and the control as no microalgae seed added, was conducted under outdoor climatic conditions in Thailand. The results clearly showed that microalgae system was successfully developed with high treatment performance and potential renewable energy production for the ADECW. Compared to the control, it was demonstrated that most removals of nutrient and organic pollutants were achieved through microalgal assimilation. Biofilm microalgal system was capable for removing NH4+-N, PO43--P and dissolved COD of 97 %, 93 % and 75 %, respectively at the cultivation time of 14 days, while for suspended microalgal system these were 92 %, 87 % and 68 %, respectively. Biofilm microalgal system also showed advantages of higher biomass production and simple harvesting of biomass, due to it tightly attached on supporting material by the matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Moreover, the analysis of potential electricity generation and environmental impact highlighted the promising sustainability of microalgae-based poultry wastes treatment as microalgae provided significant potentials for electricity generation and CO2 reduction. The analysis showed that with nationwide egg-laying hen farms in Thailand, the total electricity generation can be as high as 72 GWh/year with the total CO2 reduction capacity of 99 kton CO2/year, while CO2 emission from electricity generated by microalgal biomass is at least 29 % lower than conventional fuels. The study offers a promising waste management alternative with great potential to achieve efficient treatment and valuable resource recovery for poultry farms in the future.
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spelling doaj-art-4243ae3bcfd44c60a59d1586e84e5cca2024-12-13T11:00:06ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402024-12-011023e40885Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impactRungnapha Khiewwijit0Siraprapa Chainetr1Surasit Thiangchanta2Khanchit Ngoenkhumkhong3Department of Environmental Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, 50300, Thailand; Corresponding author.Department of Environmental Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, 50300, ThailandDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, 50300, ThailandDepartment of Environmental Engineering, Rajamangala University of Technology Lanna, Chiang Mai, 50300, ThailandThis study aimed at developing a sustainable waste management from poultry farm by integrating microalgae cultivation with the anaerobic digestion effluent of chicken wastes (ADECW). The analysis was focused on system performance, resource recovery and environmental impact of microalgal biomass-derived added value products. Laboratory-scale of three different systems, i.e. suspended microalgae, biofilm microalgae and the control as no microalgae seed added, was conducted under outdoor climatic conditions in Thailand. The results clearly showed that microalgae system was successfully developed with high treatment performance and potential renewable energy production for the ADECW. Compared to the control, it was demonstrated that most removals of nutrient and organic pollutants were achieved through microalgal assimilation. Biofilm microalgal system was capable for removing NH4+-N, PO43--P and dissolved COD of 97 %, 93 % and 75 %, respectively at the cultivation time of 14 days, while for suspended microalgal system these were 92 %, 87 % and 68 %, respectively. Biofilm microalgal system also showed advantages of higher biomass production and simple harvesting of biomass, due to it tightly attached on supporting material by the matrix of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS). Moreover, the analysis of potential electricity generation and environmental impact highlighted the promising sustainability of microalgae-based poultry wastes treatment as microalgae provided significant potentials for electricity generation and CO2 reduction. The analysis showed that with nationwide egg-laying hen farms in Thailand, the total electricity generation can be as high as 72 GWh/year with the total CO2 reduction capacity of 99 kton CO2/year, while CO2 emission from electricity generated by microalgal biomass is at least 29 % lower than conventional fuels. The study offers a promising waste management alternative with great potential to achieve efficient treatment and valuable resource recovery for poultry farms in the future.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024169162MicroalgaeBiofilm microalgaePoultry wasteResources managementSustainable waste management
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Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
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Microalgae
Biofilm microalgae
Poultry waste
Resources management
Sustainable waste management
title Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
title_full Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
title_fullStr Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
title_full_unstemmed Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
title_short Development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation: Towards performance, resource recovery and environmental impact
title_sort development of sustainable poultry waste management using integrated microalgae cultivation towards performance resource recovery and environmental impact
topic Microalgae
Biofilm microalgae
Poultry waste
Resources management
Sustainable waste management
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024169162
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