Ruangsomboon, Suneerat

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Effects of different nitrogen, phosphorus, and iron concentrations and salinity on lipid production in newly isolated strain of the tropical green microalga, Scenedesmus dimorphus KMITL
(2013-06-01)
Ruangsomboon, Suneerat
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Ganmanee, Monthon
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Choochote, Sakchai
The fatty acid composition, the effect of different concentrations of nitrogen (16.5-344 mg L-1), phosphorus (9-45 mg L-1), iron (9-45 mg L-1) and salinity levels (0-20 psu) on lipid production in the green microalga Scenedesmus dimorphus KMITL, a new strain isolated from a tropical country, Thailand, were studied. The alga was isolated from a freshwater fish pond, and cultured in Chlorella medium by varying one parameter at a time. The main fatty acid composition of this strain was C16-C18 (97.52 %) fatty acids. A high lipid content was observed in conditions of 16.5 mg L-1-N, or 22 mg L-1-P, or 45 mg L-1-Fe, or 5 psu salinity, which accumulated lipids to 20.3 ± 0.4, 19.4 ± 0.2, 24.7 ± 0.5, and 14.3 ± 0.2 % of algal biomass, respectively. Increasing lipid content and lipid productivity was noted when the alga was cultured under high iron concentration and high salinity, as well as under reduced phosphorus conditions, whereas nitrogen limitation only resulted in an increased lipid content. © 2012 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.
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Effects of low pH and Pb2+ stress on living cyanobacterium, Phormidium angustissimum West & G.S.West: A test of its feasibility as a living biosorbent
(2013-06-01)
Ruangsomboon, Suneerat
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Wongrat, Ladda
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Choochote, Sakchai
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Ganmanee, Monthon
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Saparnklang, Atiya
Pb2+ adsorption by the living cyanobacterium, Phormidium angustissimum followed the Langmuir adsorption model, with the maximum adsorption capacity (q <inf>max</inf>) of 295.4 ± 13.8 mg g-1. This result suggests that P. angustissimum is a promising living biosorbent to remove Pb2+ from wastewaters. Living biosorbents are better able to remove Pb2+ from wastewater than dead biosorbents, however there are practical limitations for their use are encountered in extreme conditions such as low pH and high Pb2+ concentration. The feasibility of using cyanobacterium, P. angustissimum, as a living biosorbent for the extraction of Pb2+ from wastewater was studied by investigating its photosynthestic performance and tolerance under Pb2+ (0-5 mg L-1) contamination and low pH (pH 3-7). Decreased photosynthetic performance caused by Pb2+ contamination and low pH stress was detected in this study by means of a reduction of the maximum photochemical efficiency of PSII (F<inf>v</inf>/F<inf>m</inf>). Detoxification mechanisms of P. angustissimum on Pb2+ appeared to increase its intracellular polysaccharides (IPS), exocellular polysaccharides (EPS), and protein. Living P. angustissimum could increase the pH of the solution which resulted in Pb2+ precipitation. The unique ability of P. angustissimum to remove Pb2+ and to grow under toxic conditions, demonstrated herein, indicates that it is a promising living biosorbent for mildly acidic water contaminated with Pb2+ in bioremoval systems in the which pH is not lower than 5 and Pb2+ is not higher than 5 mg L-1. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht.

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