ORIGINAL RESEARCH
An Integrated Approach to Swine Wastewater Remediation and Indole-3-Acetic Acid Production using Cyanobacteria
 
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University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (USTH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Cau Giay, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam
 
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Faculty of Environment, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, No 41A, Phu Dien Street, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam
 
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Institute of Science and Technology for Energy and Environment, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam
 
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Institute of Applied Research for Science and Technology, University of Sciences, Hue City 53000, Vietnam
 
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Institute of Mechanics (IMECH), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), 264 Doi Can, Ba Dinh, Hanoi 10000, Vietnam
 
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PhuTho College of Medicine and Pharmacy, 2201 Hung Vuong Boulevard, Viet Tri City, Phu Tho Province 290000, Vietnam
 
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Lawrence S. Ting School, 01 Raymondienne Street, Tan My Ward, Ho Chi Minh City 700000, Vietnam
 
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Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shiquan 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City 807378, Taiwan
 
 
Submission date: 2025-05-20
 
 
Final revision date: 2025-07-21
 
 
Acceptance date: 2025-08-03
 
 
Online publication date: 2025-12-29
 
 
Corresponding author
Thi Oanh Doan   

Faculty of Environment, Hanoi University of Natural Resources and Environment, No 41A, Phu Dien Street, Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam
 
 
Han Ngoc Bui   

Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shiquan 1st Road, Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City 807378, Taiwan
 
 
 
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This study investigated the growth, indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) production, and remediation capability of the cyanobacteria Planktothrix spiroides sp. in real swine wastewater under various influencing factors, including wastewater concentration, L-tryptophan supplement, and pH level. Similar effects were observed on the biomass growth, IAA production, and remediation performance of the microalgae under these factors, confirming the major role of Planktothrix spiroides sp. in swine wastewater treatment. The optimal conditions for growth, IAA synthesis, and remediation of the microalgae were obtained at a 1.3X dilution rate, 0.2 g L-1 of L-tryptophan addition, and a pH level of 9. Under these conditions, the highest biomass and IAA production were 64.1 ± 1.2 mg L-1 d-1 and 1.46 ± 0.05 μg mL-1 d-1, respectively. The optimized growth corresponded to high remediation efficiencies of 79.8 ± 2.4 % for COD removal (COD removal rate at 46.7 ± 1.4 mg O2 L-1 d-1), 95.8 ± 0.1 % for TN removal (TN removal rate at 21.2 ± 0.01 mg N L-1 d-1), and 87.1 ± 0.5 % for TP removal (TP removal rate at 4.0 ± 0.01 mg P L-1 d-1). In contrast, the conditions, including undiluted swine wastewater, L-tryptophan concentration of up to 0.3 g L-1 or higher, and acidic pH levels (pH 5 and 6), showed inhibitory impacts on the growth of Planktothrix spiroides sp. and subsequently its remediation and IAA production capabilities. Results from this study confirmed the potential of cyanobacteria Planktothrix spiroides sp. in swine wastewater remediation combined with biomass and IAA production. Applications in larger-scale systems are required in the future, with a primary focus on enhancing the IAA production capability of microalgae.
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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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