%0 Conference Paper
%A Kumaran, K.
%A Lam, M.K.
%A Tan, X.B.
%A Uemura, Y.
%A Lim, J.W.
%A Khoo, C.G.
%A Lee, K.T.
%D 2016
%F scholars:7435
%I Elsevier Ltd
%K Agricultural wastes; Algae; Animals; Biodiesel; Cultivation; Microorganisms; Nutrients; Process engineering, Biofuel production; Chlorella vulgaris; Chlorella vulgarjis; Cultivation conditions; Fluorescent light; Micro-algae; Microalgae cultivation; Nutrient composition, Composting
%P 679-686
%R 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.551
%T Cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris Using Plant-based and Animal Waste-based Compost: A Comparison Study
%U https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/7435/
%V 148
%X Utilizing compost derived from waste offers an alternative nutrients source to cultivate microalgae for biofuel production. This is because compost is a low-cost nutrients source which contains high amount of nutrient composition that suitable for microalgae cultivation. Thus, in the present work, plant-based compost and animal waste-based compost were used to cultivate Chlorella vulgaris. The results shows that C. vulgaris favoured to grow at the following condition: 50 ml amount of goat waste-based compost, under pH of 9, and illuminated continuously for 15 days using fluorescent light. Based on these cultivation conditions, 30 of lipid was successfully extracted from the dried microalgae biomass. © 2016 The Authors.
%Z cited By 16; Conference of 4th International Conference on Process Engineering and Advanced Materials, ICPEAM 2016 ; Conference Date: 15 August 2016 Through 17 August 2016; Conference Code:131138