TY  - JOUR
AU  - Melnikova, Anna
AU  - Namsaraev, Zorigto
AU  - Komova, Anastasia
AU  - Meuser, Isabel
AU  - Roeb, Marion
AU  - Ackermann, Barbara
AU  - Klose, Holger
AU  - Kuchendorf, Christina M.
TI  - AlgalTextile - a new biohybrid material for wastewater treatment
JO  - Biotechnology Reports
VL  - 33
SN  - 2215-017X
CY  - Amsterdam [u.a.]
PB  - Elsevier
M1  - FZJ-2022-00491
SP  - e00698 -
PY  - 2022
AB  - Efficient nutrient extraction from wastewater and reuse as bio-fertilizer is an important task for reducing anthropogenic load toward circular economy. Inspired by microbial mats and biofilms, we developed a new material AlgalTextile (AT) that effectively absorbs nutrients from a medium. AT consists of three fully organic components: microalgae, alginate and textile. AT sequestered up to 99% of phosphorus (P-PO4) and 76% of total bound nitrogen from a medium. The uptake rate of phosphorus and nitrogen by AT was highest among all methods using photosynthetic microorganisms, but lower than EBPR and physicochemical methods for phosphorus removal, and anammox and denitrifying bacteria for nitrogen removal. Advantages of AT are its easy production, possibility of seasonal use and utilization as fertilizer. AT as biofertilizer for cress resulted in 35% greater length compared to the control. This outlines a promising technique for seasonal wastewater treatment, improving soil fertility and treatment of polluted surface runoff.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
DO  - DOI:10.1016/j.btre.2021.e00698
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/905208
ER  -