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Title: | Comparative efficiency of bio-coagulants chitosan and tannin-based coagulant in coagulation-flotation separation of Chlorella sp. in saline media | Authors: | PAPPA, Michaela LAMA, Sanjaya ADRIAENSENS, Peter MARCHAL, Wouter VANDAMME, Dries |
Issue Date: | 2025 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Source: | Bioresource technology, 438 (Art N° 133185) | Abstract: | Marine microalgae are rich in valuable compounds, which cannot be commercialized due to difficulties in scaling-up. Chlorella sp. is harvested using bio-coagulants at 0−3 % salt with dissolved air flotation. Chitosan was compared with Tanfloc MTH, focusing on the algal organic matter (AOM) impact. Chitosan’s separation efficiency (η%) decreased with increasing salt concentration and by the presence of AOM. Chitosan induced moderate η% (>75 %) via bridging for 0−1 % salt media, while no mechanism caused sufficient separation at 2−3 % salt. Tanfloc MTH induced lower η% than chitosan at 0 % salt, but outperformed at 2−3 % salt. AOM hindered Tanfloc MTH efficiency, inducing >75 % only with 0.4 and 0.8 mg·mg−1 at 0−2 31 and 3 % salt, respectively. Neither coagulants are recommended for marine microalgae due to the excessively high dosage requirements. Research should focus on exploring alternative coagulants or variations of Tanfloc. | Keywords: | Algal organic matter;Bridging;Microalgae;Stationary phase;Sweeping | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/46698 | ISSN: | 0960-8524 | e-ISSN: | 1873-2976 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133185 | Rights: | 2025 Elsevier Ltd. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies. | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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