Utilization of flue gas as a carbon dioxide source from a coal-burning power plant for the cultivation of microalgae in outdoor circular ponds

dc.contributor.author	Palanisami, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Viswanathan, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Dudenhoeffer, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Lee, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Nam, PK-S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:52:55Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:52:55Z
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.issn	09756299	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/6252
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dc.subject	Biomass	en
dc.subject	Flue gas	en
dc.subject	Lipid	en
dc.subject	Microalgae	en
dc.subject	Stress	en
dc.subject.other	carbon dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	catechol oxidase	en
dc.subject.other	esterase	en
dc.subject.other	glutamate ammonia ligase	en
dc.subject.other	superoxide dismutase	en
dc.subject.other	algal growth	en
dc.subject.other	article	en
dc.subject.other	biomass production	en
dc.subject.other	carbon dioxide fixation	en
dc.subject.other	coal power	en
dc.subject.other	controlled study	en
dc.subject.other	Desmodesmus communis	en
dc.subject.other	electric power plant	en
dc.subject.other	flue gas	en
dc.subject.other	microalga	en
dc.subject.other	nitrogen metabolism	en
dc.subject.other	nonhuman	en
dc.subject.other	nucleotide sequence	en
dc.subject.other	sparging	en
dc.subject.other	weather	en
dc.title	Utilization of flue gas as a carbon dioxide source from a coal-burning power plant for the cultivation of microalgae in outdoor circular ponds	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2013	en
heal.abstract	Flue gas originating from a coal-fired power plant was used as a carbon dioxide source for microalgae cultivation. Raw flue gas without scrubbing or desulfurization was diluted with compressed air in such a way as to attain 1%, 2%, and 4% CO2. Throughout the 2010, from May to October, growth response was studied. While sparging pure CO2, a proportionate increase in the biomass was observed corresponding to the increasing CO2 percentage (1%, 2%, and 4%). CO2 in the form of flue gas yielded less growth with increasing percentage; however, the lipid production revealed a steady elevation on sparging a higher percentage of flue gas. To investigate the toxic effects of flue gas entities, factors related to the stress-stabilization mechanisms were studied. Activity staining of stress stabilizing enzymes-superoxide dismutase and esterase showed increased activity. The used concentration of flue gas has not hindered the algal growth, which was evident by the organism's active nitrogen metabolism as revealed by the increased activity of glutamine synthetase. To understand the fate of CO2 metabolism; Polyphenol oxidase activity was tested, which found decreased in activity.	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.volume	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	B749	en
dc.identifier.epage	B762	en