A Simulation Analysis of a Microalgal-Production Plant for the Transformation of Inland-Fisheries Wastewater in Sustainable Feed

The present research evaluates the simulation of a system for transforming inland-fisheries wastewater into sustainable fish feed using Designer® software. The data required were obtained from the experimental cultivation of Chlorella sp. in wastewater supplemented with N and P. According to the results, it is possible to produce up to 11,875 kg/year (31.3 kg/d) with a production cost of up to 18 (USD/kg) for dry biomass and 0.19 (USD/bottle) for concentrated biomass. Similarly, it was possible to establish the kinetics of growth of substrate-dependent biomass with a maximum production of 1.25 g/L after 15 days and 98% removal of available N coupled with 20% of P. It is essential to note the final production efficiency may vary depending on uncontrollable variables such as climate and quality of wastewater, among others.

• Autores: García-Martínez, Janet B; Contreras-Ropero, Jefferson E; Urbina-Suarez, Néstor A.; López-Barrera, Germán L.; Barajas-Solano, Andrés F; Kafarov, Viatcheslav; Barajas-Ferreira, Crisóstomo; Ibarra-Mojica, Diana M.; Zuorro, Antonio
• Tipo de recurso: Article of journal
• Fecha de publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander
• Repositorio: Repositorio Digital UFPS
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.ufps.edu.co:ufps/6630
• Acceso en línea: https://repositorio.ufps.edu.co/handle/ufps/6630
• Palabra clave: Oreochromis sp; biomass; SuperPro; Chlorella sp; inland fisheries
• Rights: openAccess
• License: © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.