絮凝剂对雨生红球藻采收的影响

为了找到可以加速雨生红球藻采收的絮凝剂,选用几种常用的无机絮凝剂和生物絮凝剂对雨生红球藻进行处理,研究不同絮凝剂对雨生红球藻采收的影响。结果表明:聚合硫酸铁(SPFC)是絮凝效果最好的无机絮凝剂。其最佳使用条件:添加SPFC的质量浓度为1.5 g/L,絮凝时间为120 min,絮凝率达到90.0%。壳聚糖作为一种性状优良的生物絮凝剂也被应用于本研究中,其最佳的使用条件:p H为4.0,分子量(M_w)为5.0×10~3,添加壳聚糖的质量浓度为20 mg/L,絮凝率达到74.8%。另外,当SPFC和壳聚糖协同作用时,雨生红球藻的絮凝率达到最大值(97.0%),远远高于二者单独使用时的絮凝率;也缩短了最大絮凝率的时间,仅为90 min,絮凝效果明显提高。SPFC和壳聚糖复合使用可应用于雨生红球藻大规模生产的采收。     

沉默lycB基因对雨生红球藻类胡萝卜素合成代谢的影响

雨生红球藻是一种淡水浮游单细胞绿藻, 逆境条件下可积累大量的类胡萝卜素。番茄红素是类胡萝卜素中的一种, 是类胡萝卜素合成代谢中的一个重要中间产物。番茄红素β-环化酶(LycB)是催化番茄红素形成β-胡萝卜素的关键酶。文章以杜氏盐藻lycB基因为干扰序列, 构建了含卡那霉素与阿特拉津双抗性的RNAi载体p1301-BS-RNAi。将其电转化进雨生红球藻细胞, 经抗性筛选、基因组PCR及RT-PCR筛选, 获得了16个独立的干扰株系。选取生长良好的7个进行高光诱导, 发现其番茄红素含量增加了99.4%, β-胡萝卜素含量减少了48.4%, 即通过异源的lycB-RNAi基因沉默可抑制番茄红素向β-胡萝卜素的转化。对比分析发现, 番茄红素增加量仅是β-胡萝卜素减少量的5%, 表明因lycB-RNAi抑制而产生的番茄红素的95%又被其他通路转换成了其他代谢产物, 因此要实现雨生红球藻番茄红素含量的大幅增长, 需协同调控其他代谢通路。     

氮源对雨生红球藻绿色生长期细胞生长的影响

【背景】雨生红球藻(Haematococcus pluvialis)细胞能合成积累具有超强抗氧化活性的虾青素,是生产高值天然虾青素的优异藻种。【目的】解析不同氮源对雨生红球藻生长的效应,以期建立优化氮素营养提高雨生红球藻生物量和虾青素产量的技术体系。【方法】选用Na NO3和NH_4Cl为氮源、辅以pH缓冲液Hepes,培养雨生红球藻藻株797,测试2种不同氮源对雨生红球藻藻液pH、营养生长期(绿色生长期)藻细胞生长、叶绿素含量和生物量等的影响。【结果】以Na NO3为氮源培养的雨生红球藻细胞的比生长速率、生物量、叶绿素a和叶绿素b含量均高于以NH_4Cl为氮源培养的藻细胞。不同氮源对雨生红球藻培养液的pH值有显著影响,NH_4Cl氮源导致培养液pH值降低,然而Na NO3氮源则导致培养液pH值上升。添加pH缓冲液Hepes能有效稳定培养液的pH值,并促进雨生红球藻的生长,尤以NH_4Cl为氮源添加Hepes的效果更显著。不同氮源导致雨生红球藻营养生长阶段细胞的生长和生物量等差异主要源于不同氮源引起藻液pH的变化。【结论】添加pH缓冲液Hepes可有效控制藻液pH,进而显著促进以Na NO3和NH_4Cl为氮源的雨生红球藻营养生长阶段细胞的生长和生物量积累。     

UV-B对雨生红球藻生长及虾青素积累的影响

以雨生红球藻(Haematococcus pluvialis)为材料, 研究不同强度的UV-B对雨生红球藻生长、光合作用及虾青素积累的影响和其作用机理。设置5种紫外线强度, 分别在正常光照培养条件下补充不同强度UV-B(100—500 lx), 标记为CK、U100、U200、U300、U400和U500六组。结果表明, 经UV-B辐射后雨生红球藻细胞密度、PSⅡ最大光化学效率(F_v/F_m)、非光化学淬灭系数(NPQ)和叶绿素(Chl.a和Chl.b)含量等均呈现下降趋势, 且与辐射强度相关。相反, 虾青素含量在100—400 lx强度下随UV-B辐射强度的增加而升高。与对照相比, 高强度UV-B辐射(U400)36h和72h后藻细胞虾青素含量分别提高了35.68%和56.23%, 达到5.82和7.06 mg/L。qRT-PCR检测发现雨生红球藻虾青素合成关键酶基因(IPI、PSY、BCH和BKT)的表达量随紫外辐射强度和辐射时间的增加均有不同程度升高。UV-B辐射亦调控紫外光受体UVR8及其信号转导通路核心元件(COP1、SPA1、HYH和HY5)的基因表达, 暗示上述基因参与了UV-B诱导雨生红球藻虾青素积累的过程。研究揭示紫外光受体UVR8介导的信号转导通路可能参与虾青素合成的转录调控, 为建立应用UV-B辅助光源促进雨生红球藻富集虾青素的工艺提供了基础, 同时为解析光诱导雨生红球藻虾青素积累的转录调控机制提供了新的视角。     

外源2,6-二叔丁基对甲酚对非生物胁迫条件下雨生红球藻虾青素积累的影响

【背景】雨生红球藻是天然虾青素的最佳来源,广泛应用于虾青素的工业化生产。【目的】探究外源添加不同浓度的2,6-二叔丁基对甲酚(Butylated hydroxytoluene,BHT)对雨生红球藻虾青素积累的影响,以期建立BHT提高雨生红球藻虾青素产量的技术体系。【方法】选用不含硝态氮的BBM培养基,辅以强光照,培养雨生红球藻(Haematococcus pluvialis)LUGU,测试不同浓度BHT对雨生红球藻生物量、虾青素含量、活性氧、抗氧化系统和虾青素合成相关酶基因的影响。【结果】在0-3 mg/L BHT范围内,2 mg/L BHT对雨生红球藻虾青素积累的促进效果最佳,达到31.66 mg/g。2 mg/L BHT有效降低了雨生红球藻内的活性氧水平,增加了细胞内NO水平,提高了藻细胞内过氧化氢酶(Catalase,CAT)、过氧化物酶(Peroxidase,POD)和超氧化物歧化酶(Superoxidedismutase,SOD)活性以及谷胱甘肽(Glutathione,GSH)的含量,诱导了虾青素合成关键酶基因chy和lcy的高效表达。【结论】非生物胁迫条件下,外源添加适量的BHT能促进雨生红球藻中虾青素的积累,且与藻细胞内的信号分子活性氧(Reactive oxygen species,ROS)、NO水平及虾青素合成相关基因的表达调控相关。     

CO_2浓度对雨生红球藻生理生化指标的影响

为了探讨雨生红球藻对不同CO_2浓度的响应,利用生理生化测定方法比较了两种CO_2浓度对雨生红球藻生长、色素含量、叶绿素荧光参数和两种碳代谢相关酶的影响。结果显示在雨生红球藻的绿色营养阶段,4倍空气CO_2浓度下培养的藻细胞密度是空气CO_2浓度下的3.08倍(第10天),与空气CO_2相比,较高CO_2培养藻的叶绿素和类胡萝卜素含量、胞外碳酸酐酶(CA)活性降低,非光化学淬灭(NPQ)显著升高,最大光能转化效率(Fv/Fm)、实际光化学量子效率(ФPSII)多显著升高,而光化学淬灭(q P)、核酮糖-1,5-二磷酸羧化酶/加氧酶(Rubisco)活性无显著差异。在雨生红球藻的红色孢子阶段,4倍空气CO_2培养下的藻细胞密度显著降低,但虾青素含量提高了20.23%(第8天)。以上研究表明可以通过适当提高CO_2浓度来促进雨生红球藻的生长和虾青素的积累。     

UV-B辐射对雨生红球藻光合特性和虾青素含量的影响及其响应

实验研究了不同强度的UV-B(280-320 nm)辐射对雨生红球藻(Haematococcus pluvialis)的光合活性、生物量、色素含量、活性氧(ROS)含量和抗氧化酶活性等的影响, 以探讨利用UV-B辐射诱导虾青素生物合成增强的可能性。结果发现, 经UV-B辐射处理后,雨生红球藻的光合活性降低、生物量增长被抑制。UV-B辐射对叶绿素影响不大, 但会改变细胞的类胡萝卜素和虾青素含量:0.1和0.3 W/m2强度的UV-B辐射使细胞中的这两种色素含量升高, 0.5 W/m2组的色素含量短暂升高后恢复到对照水平。中低强度的UV-B可以促进雨生红球藻单细胞虾青素含量的增加, 但由于其对细胞生长的抑制作用, 并不能使虾青素大量积累。随辐射时间延长, 细胞内ROS含量未明显增加,但抗氧化酶(过氧化氢酶和超氧化物歧化酶)活性下降, 雨生红球藻可能主要依靠虾青素来淬灭ROS。以上结果表明, UV-B辐射对雨生红球藻的主要生理生化过程有抑制作用, UV-B辐射既可以诱导虾青素的合成又会消耗一部分虾青素, 对虾青素含量的影响与其强度有关, 而利用虾青素来清除细胞内的ROS可能是雨生红球藻抵御这种不利环境条件的最重要的途径。       

缺氮胁迫下雨生红球藻虾青素积累过程中的基因组MSAP分析

虾青素具有多种生物学活性,雨生红球藻为天然虾青素的最佳来源,缺氮胁迫会导致雨生红球藻积累虾青素。为了解缺氮条件下雨生红球藻虾青素积累的分子机制,该研究通过对雨生红球藻进行缺氮胁迫,结合MSAP法,研究了雨生红球藻在缺氮胁迫下虾青素积累过程中基因组甲基化水平的变化,结果表明:缺氮胁迫0~72 h期间,雨生红球藻生长速度减慢,而虾青素积累主要发生在缺氮处理12~24 h期间,随后积累速度减慢。同时,对缺氮胁迫0、24、72 h的雨生红球藻基因组DNA进行甲基化敏感扩增多态性分析,共得到了291个甲基化多态性位点,其中发生甲基化变化的位点在0~24 h和24~72 h分别占总位点的29.90%和53.95%。在缺氮胁迫24 h处DNA半甲基化率最大(为12.71%),全甲基化率最低(为26.80%);缺氮胁迫72 h处DNA全甲基化率最高(为28.52%),半甲基化率最低(为1.72%)。这表明DNA甲基化调节方式的改变是虾青素积累过程中的一种重要调控模式。     

雨生红球藻ZL-1 生长和虾青素积累条件优化

分离鉴定了一株雨生红球藻ZL-1, 比较了不同接种密度和吲哚乙酸浓度对其生长的影响; 在此基础上, 探究了不同浓度水杨酸和盐度对雨生红球藻虾青素积累的影响。结果表明: (1)接种密度为2.00×10⁴ cell·mL^–1 时, 雨生红球藻生长快速, 最终生物量达到最大值0.43 g·L^–1; 不动细胞比游动细胞更快的积累虾青素, 高光诱导不动细胞得到最高虾青素产量为8.44 mg·L^–1; IAA 终浓度为1.5 mg·L^–1 时, 雨生红球藻生长速度最快, 最终细胞密度和干重分别比对照组提高了24.28%和27.11%; (2)水杨酸具有缓解高光胁迫和促进虾青素积累的双重作用, 15 和25 mg·L^–1水杨酸诱导下, 雨生红球藻生物量较高, 虾青素产量分别比对照组提高了18.18%和18.94%; 使用4‰的盐度胁迫雨生红球藻, 虾青素产量较对照组提高了17.42%, 但盐度也会引起藻细胞的漂白、死亡, 导致生物量显著降低。     

超临界CO2萃取雨生红球藻中虾青素工艺的研究

本工艺以雨生红球藻粉为原料,采用超临界CO2萃取技术,萃取雨生红球藻浸膏,可有效地将雨生红球藻颗粒中的虾青素萃取出来,使萃余物(残渣)中总虾青素含量的平均值为0.224%;提取物得率(以油浸膏的总量计)可达28.5%;虾青素的提取率可达66.69%;雨生红球藻油浸膏中虾青素含量为5.710%.     

Harvesting of microalgae using flocculation combined with dissolved air flotation

This study explored efficient methods of harvesting the Tetraselmis sp. KCTC12236BP using flocculation and dissolved air flotation. Concentration ranges of flocculation agents were optimized using jar tests (batch flocculation experiments) using inorganic (aluminum sulfate, ferric sulfate) and organic (chitosan) flocculants in a pH range of 4 ～ 10. The optimal dosage and pH level were 1.2 g/L and pH 5 ～ 6 for aluminum sulfate, 0.7 g/L and pH 4 ～ 8 for ferric sulfate, and 5.0 mg/mL and pH 7 ～ 8 for chitosan. The highest harvesting efficiency achieved with each of the four compounds was 85.6, 92.6, 93, and 91.3%, respectively.     

pH-induced flocculation,indirect electrocoagulation,and hollow fiber filtration techniques for harvesting the saltwater microalga Dunaliella

This research assessed the efficacy of three harvesting methods on a strain of Dunaliella viridis. While there is strong potential to use lipids from microalgae as a feedstock for biofuels to replace petroleum-based fuel, at present microalgal harvesting for biofuel production is not yet economically feasible or energy efficient. pH-induced flocculation (by adjusting the pH of exponentially growing cells), indirect electrocoagulation (applying aluminum hydroxide coagulant to culture), and hollow fiber filtration (separating biomass from medium using tangential flow) were compared as potential harvesting mechanisms for small-scale (3–10 L) and large-scale (30–150 L) volumes of D. viridis. Both pH-induced flocculation and electrocoagulation yielded significant biomass recovery (>95 %), but both methods required removal of added chemicals and/or coagulant before the medium could be reused. In contrast, hollow fiber filtration did not require added chemicals or coagulant, and as another advantage, the filtrate was successfully reused as culture medium without apparent detrimental effects on cell size, cell shape, or cell production. When high salinity stress was imposed on the concentrate produced from the filtration method, total fatty acids (FAs) did not increase. However, total FAs did significantly increase after hollow fiber filtration (49 %) in comparison to FA content before filtration (36 %). This research indicates that hollow fiber filtration as a commercial harvesting mechanism offers attractive advantages as a harvesting mechanism for microalgae such as Dunaliella, relative to pH-induced flocculation and indirect electrocoagulation.     

城市生活污水用于培养雨生红球藻的研究

虾青素是自然界广泛存在的一种橘红色类胡萝卜素,广泛应用于食品、药品和化妆品行业。在虾青素的制备中,雨生红球藻是生产虾青素的最有效来源,目前提高虾青素产量的方式主要为提高生物量和产物合成率。目前已有大量研究针对生物量的优化,但依然存在改善空间。为此,尝试用城市生活污水作为培养基对雨生红球藻进行培养。结果表明,生活污水能促进雨生红球藻的生长,其产量是现有BG11培养基的2倍;虾青素的合成时期显著提前（P<0.05）,且体内重金属含量未明显富集,处在安全浓度范围。此外,养藻后的城市生活污水中氮、磷含量显著降低（P<0.05）,高氮、磷富余的情形得到有效改善。证实利用污水培养雨生红球藻的双重效应,一方面有利于积累藻类生物量,另一方面有助于净化水质,在经济效益和生态效益上具有极好的发展潜力。     

Comparative analysis of astaxanthin and its esters in the mutant E1 of Haematococcus pluvialis and other green algae by HPLC with a C30 column

A gradient reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method using a C30 col-umn was developed for the simultaneous determination of astaxanthin, astaxanthin monoesters and astaxanthin diesters in the green algae Chlorococcum sp., Chlorella zofingiensis, Haematococcus plu-vialis and the mutant E1, which was obtained from the mutagenesis of H. pluvialis by exposure to UV-irradiation and ethyl methanesulphonate (EMS) with subsequent screening using nicotine. The re-sults showed that the contents of total astaxanthins including free astaxanthin and astaxanthin esters ranged from 1.4 to 30.9 mg/g dry biomass in these green algae. The lower total astaxanthin levels (< 2 mg/g dry biomass) were detected in the green algae Chlorococcum sp. and C. zofingiensis. The higher total astaxanthin levels (>16 mg/g dry biomass) were found in the green alga H. pluvialis and its mutant E1. It is notable that the mutant E1 is found to have considerably higher amounts of total astaxanthin (30.9 mg/g) as compared to the wild strain of H. pluvialis (16.1 mg/g). This indicates that UV-irradiation and EMS compound mutagenesis with subsequent screening using nicotine is an effective method for breeding of a high-producing astaxanthin strain of H. pluvialis. In addition, the green alga C. zofingien-sis had a remarkably higher percentage of astaxanthin diesters (76.3% of total astaxanthins) and a re-markably lower percentage of astaxanthin monoesters (18.0% of total astaxanthins) in comparison with H. pluvialis (35.5% for diesters and 60.9% for monoesters), the mutant E1 (49.1% and 48.1%) and Chlorococcum sp. (18.0% and 58.6%).     

Influence of environmental and nutritional factors in the production of astaxanthin from Haematococcus pluvialis

Astaxanthin extracted from green algae is desirable in the food and pharmaceutical industries due to its antioxidant properties. The green unicellular clear water microalga Haematococcus pluvialis has a high production rate of astaxanthin; indeed, it contains more than 80% astaxanthin content in its cells. This remarkable astaxanthin production is commonly obtained under stress conditions such as nutrient deficiency (N or P), high NaCl concentrations, variations of temperature, and other factors. In this vein, a great research effort has been oriented to determine optimal conditions for astaxanthin production by H. pluvialis.The objective of the present study was the analysis of environmental factors, such as light intensity, aeration and nutrients on the growth and astaxanthin production of H. pluvialis. Maximum growth of H. pluvialis obtained was 3.5x10(5) cells/ml in BBM medium at 28 degrees C under continuous illumination (177 micromol photon m(-2)s(-1)) of white fluorescent light, with continuous aeration (1.5 v.v.m.). Meanwhile, maximal astaxanthin production was 98 mg/g biomass in BAR medium with continuous illumination (345 micromol photon m(-2)s(-1)), with 1 g/l of sodium acetate and without aeration.     

Microflotation performance for algal separation

The performance of microflotation, dispersed air flotation with microbubble clouds with bubble size about 50 μm, for algae separation using fluidic oscillation for microbubble generation is investigated. This fluidic oscillator converts continuous air supply into oscillatory flow with a regular frequency to generate bubbles of the scale of the exit pore. Bubble characterization results showed that average bubble size generated under oscillatory air flow state was 86 μm, approximately twice the size of the diffuser pore size of 38 μm. In contrast, continuous air flow at the same rate through the same diffusers yielded an average bubble size of 1,059 μm, 28 times larger than the pore size. Following microbubble generation, the separation of algal cells under fluidic oscillator generated microbubbles was investigated by varying metallic coagulant types, concentration and pH. Best performances were recorded at the highest coagulant dose (150 mg/L) applied under acidic conditions (pH 5). Amongst the three metallic coagulants studied, ferric chloride yielded the overall best result of 99.2% under the optimum conditions followed closely by ferric sulfate (98.1%) and aluminum sulfate with 95.2%. This compares well with conventional dissolved air flotation (DAF) benchmarks, but has a highly turbulent flow, whereas microflotation is laminar with several orders of magnitude lower energy density.     

Evaluation of electro‐coagulation–flocculation for harvesting marine and freshwater microalgae

Although microalgae are considered as a promising feedstock for biofuels, the energy efficiency of the production process needs to be significantly improved. Due to their small size and low concentration in the culture medium, cost‐efficient harvesting of microalgae is a major challenge. In this study, the use of electro‐coagulation–flocculation (ECF) as a method for harvesting a freshwater (Chlorella vulgaris) and a marine (Phaeodactylum tricornutum) microalgal species is evaluated. ECF was shown to be more efficient using an aluminum anode than using an iron anode. Furthermore, it could be concluded that the efficiency of the ECF process can be substantially improved by reducing the initial pH and by increasing the turbulence in the microalgal suspension. Although higher current densities resulted in a more rapid flocculation of the microalgal suspension, power consumption, expressed per kg of microalgae harvested, and release of aluminum were lower when a lower current density was used. The aluminum content of the harvested microalgal biomass was less than 1% while the aluminum concentration in the process water was below 2 mg L⁻¹. Under optimal conditions, power consumption of the ECF process was around 2 kWh kg⁻¹ of microalgal biomass harvested for Chlorella vulgaris and ca. 0.3 kWh kg⁻¹ for Phaeodactylum tricornutum. Compared to centrifugation, ECF is thus more energy efficient. Because of the lower power consumption of ECF in seawater, ECF is a particularly attractive method for harvesting marine microalgae. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2011;108: 2320–2329. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Optimization of Chlorella biomass harvesting by flocculation and its potential for biofuel production

Optimization of microalgal biomass harvesting is essential to produce effective and optimum outcomes that can contribute towards a feasible and economical harvesting technique. Two Chlorella species were used, namely, C. vulgaris and C. sorokiniana UKM3. Two essential factors affecting microalgal biomass harvesting via flocculation, namely, the initial pH of the microalgal broth and flocculant (chitosan) concentration were studied. The optimization process was conducted by using a response surface methodology (RSM) based on the model of face-centered-central composite design (FC-CCD). The potential for biofuel application of the harvested biomass was evaluated based on the production of fatty acid methyl esters (FAMEs) by transesterification. The quadratic models obtained from the RSM significantly fitted the experiment data as the p-values were less than 0.05. The initial pH of the microalgal suspension was found to have a more significant effect on the flocculation process than flocculant concentration. For C. vulgaris, the highest flocculant efficiency of 98.7% was obtained at a chitosan concentration of 0.2 g L^?1 and an initial pH of 12.0, whereas for C. sorokiniana UKM3, at 0.15 g L^?1 of chitosan and initial pH of 12.0 produced the highest efficiency of 97.1%. The harvested biomass of both species exhibited a high content of palmitic acid (C16:0) with 29.74 wt% and 11.81 wt% of dry biomass for C. vulgaris and C. sorokiniana UKM3, respectively. This study showed that Chlorella species can be harvested efficiently using the flocculation process and manifested an excellent potential for biodiesel production where palmitic acid (C16:0) is one of the main compounds for high-acid oil-biodiesel.

     

Growth of microalgae Botryococcus sp. in domestic wastewater and application of statistical analysis for the optimization of flocculation using alum and chitosan

Microalga biomass has been recognized as a sustainable bio-product to replace terrestrial biomass in biofuel production. The microalga industry has high operating costs, specifically on harvesting and biomass recovery. Therefore, the development of an efficient harvesting method is crucial to the minimization of production cost. A statistical analysis through response surface methodology was used to investigate the optimization of harvesting efficiency using alum and chitosan as a coagulant. Growth rate and biomass productivity were also determined. This research revealed that the harvesting efficiency using alum was 99.3%, with optimum dosage and pH of 177.74 mg L^?1 and 8.24, respectively. Chitosan achieved 94.2% biomass recovery at an optimal dosage of 169.95 mg L^?1 at pH of 12. Moreover, Botryococcus sp. achieved the maximum growth of 0.7551 µ_max d^?1, with an average total biomass productivity of 9.81 mg L^?1?d^?1 in domestic wastewater. Overall, this study shows that both alum and chitosan coagulants have great potential for efficient microalgal biomass recovery. It suggests that domestic wastewater as a potential growth medium for the large-scale production of microalga biomass.