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Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2015

Integration of microalgae and anaerobic digestion within a biorefinery approach for reuse and/or recovery of human residues

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In the energy and chemical sectors, alternative production chains should be considered in order to simultaneously reduce the dependence on oil and mitigate climate change. Biomass is probably the only viable alternative to fossil resources for production of liquid transportation fuels and chemicals since, besides fossils, it is one of the only available sources of carbon rich material on earth. Over recent years, interest towards microalgae biomass has grown in both fundamental and applied research fields. The biorefinery concept includes different technologies able to convert biomass into added value chemicals, products (food and feed) and biofuels (biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen). As in oil refinery, a biorefinery aims at producing multiple products, maximizing the value derived from differences in biomass components, including microalgae. This presentation will provide an overview of the various microalgae-derived products, focusing on anaerobic digestion for conversion of microalgal biomass into methane. Special attention will be paid to the range of possible inputs for anaerobic digestion (microalgal biomass and microalgal residue after lipid extraction) and the outputs resulting from the process (e.g. biogas and digestate). The strong interest for microalgae anaerobic digestion lies in its ability to mineralize microalgae containing organic nitrogen and phosphorus, resulting in a flux of ammonium and phosphate that can then be used as substrate for growing microalgae or that can be further processed to produce fertilizers. At present, anaerobic digestion outputs can provide nutrients, CO2 and water to cultivate microalgae, which in turn, are used as substrate for methane and fertilizer generation.
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hal-02742451 , version 1 (03-06-2020)

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  • HAL Id : hal-02742451 , version 1
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Nicolas Bernet, Amandine Gales, Jerome Hamelin, Arnaud Helias, Eric Latrille, et al.. Integration of microalgae and anaerobic digestion within a biorefinery approach for reuse and/or recovery of human residues. 1. International Seminar on Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment and Resource Recovery, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). INT., Apr 2015, Delft, Netherlands. ⟨hal-02742451⟩
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