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ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Production and Characterization
of Chlorella pyrenoidosa Biomass Cultivated
in Domestic Wastewater
1
Department of Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energies, Ahmed Draia University, Adrar-Algeria
2
Catalytic materials and industrial processes laboratory, Ahmed Draia University, Adrar-Algeria
3
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Technologies. Chemical Engineering Department
Av. Camilo José Cela, 1, 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain
4
Univ. Ouargla, Fac. des sciences appliquées, Lab. dynamique interaction et réactivités des systèmes,
BP 511, Route de Ghardaïa, Ouargla 30000, Algeria
Submission date: 2024-04-05
Final revision date: 2024-05-26
Acceptance date: 2024-06-30
Online publication date: 2024-11-06
Publication date: 2025-07-05
Corresponding author
Mohamed El Amine Dahou
Department of Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energies, Ahmed Draia University, 01000, Adrar, Algeria
Department of Hydrocarbons and Renewable Energies, Ahmed Draia University, 01000, Adrar, Algeria
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2025;34(5):5067-5075
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ABSTRACT
The simultaneous use of microalgae for algal biomass generation and wastewater treatment
is a feasible strategy. Microalgae have long been recognized for their capacity to decompose organic
materials, remove nutrients, and absorb heavy metals. According to the present study’s experimental
results, the biomass of C.pyrenoidosa contains 49% carbon, 7.06% hydrogen, 7.8% nitrogen, 0.65%
sulfur, and 35.49% oxygen. There are three primary stages to the combustion of C. pyrenoidosa:
the first is the removal of moisture (4.87%), the second is the devolatilization of proteins, lipids,
and carbohydrates (57.13%), and the third is the degradation of carbonaceous materials (38%).
These results highlight the considerable potential of using C. pyrenoidosa biomass as a feedstock for
biofuel production.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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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