描述了一种利用天然气发电厂烟气中的二氧化碳在开放式水道池中培养微藻的协议。烟气注入由pH传感器控制,微藻生长通过实时测量光密度来监测。
在美国,二氧化碳(CO2)排放总量的35%来自电力行业,其中30%代表天然气发电。微藻可以比植物快10到15倍地生物固定CO2 ,并将藻类生物质转化为感兴趣的产品,如生物燃料。因此,这项研究提出了一种方案,证明了微藻种植与位于美国西南部的天然气发电厂在炎热的半干旱气候下的潜在协同作用。最先进的技术用于通过绿藻种类 小球藻sorokiniana来增强碳捕获和利用,该物种可以进一步加工成生物燃料。我们描述了一个涉及半自动开放式管道池的协议,并讨论了在亚利桑那州图森的图森发电厂进行测试时的性能结果。以烟气为主要碳源控制pH值,培养小 球藻 。使用优化的培养基来培养藻类。作为时间的函数,添加到系统中的 CO2 量受到密切监控。此外,还监测了影响藻类生长速率、生物量生产率和固碳的其他物理化学因素,包括光密度、溶解氧(DO)、电导性(EC)以及空气和池塘温度。结果表明,微藻产量可达0.385 g/L,无灰干重,脂质含量为24%。利用CO2 排放者和藻类养殖者之间的协同机会,可以提供增加碳捕获所需的资源,同时支持藻类生物燃料和生物制品的可持续生产。
全球变暖是当今世界面临的最重要的环境问题之一1.研究表明,主要原因是由于人类活动导致大气中温室气体(GHG)排放量的增加,主要是CO2,2,3,4,5,6,7。在美国,二氧化碳排放密度最大的主要来自能源部门的化石燃料燃烧,特别是发电厂3,7,8,9。因此,碳捕集和利用(CCU)技术已成为减少温室气体排放的主要战略之一2,7,10。这些包括利用阳光在营养物质存在下通过光合作用将CO2和水转化为生物质的生物系统。由于生长速度快,CO2固定能力高,生产能力高,提出了使用微藻的方法。此外,微藻具有广泛的生物能源潜力,因为生物质可以转化为感兴趣的产品,例如可以取代化石燃料的生物燃料7,9,10,11,12。
微藻可以在各种养殖系统或反应器中生长并实现生物转化,包括开放式水道池塘和封闭式光生物反应器13、14、15、16、17、18、19。研究人员研究了在室内或室外条件下决定两种栽培系统中生物过程成功与否的优点和局限性5,6,16,20,21,22,23,24,25.开放式水道池塘是烟气直接从烟囱中分配的情况下,最常见的碳捕获和利用养殖系统。这种类型的栽培系统相对便宜,易于放大,能源成本低,混合能源要求低。此外,这些系统可以很容易地与发电厂位于同一地点,以使CCU过程更加高效。但是,需要考虑一些缺点,例如CO2气体/液体传质的限制。虽然存在局限性,但开放式水道池塘已被提议为最适合室外微藻生物燃料生产的系统5,9,11,16,20。
在本文中,我们详细介绍了在开放式水道池塘中培养微藻的方法,该方法结合了从天然气发电厂烟气中捕获的碳。该方法由一个半自动化系统组成,该系统根据培养pH值控制烟气注入;该系统使用光密度、溶解氧 (DO)、电导率 (EC) 以及空气和池塘温度传感器实时监测和记录 小球藻 培养状态。在图森电力设施中,数据记录仪每10分钟收集一次藻类生物质和烟气注入数据。藻类菌株维持、放大、质量控制测量和生物质表征(例如,光密度、g/L 和脂质含量之间的相关性)在亚利桑那大学的实验室环境中进行。先前的协议概述了一种优化烟气设置的方法,以通过计算机模拟26促进光生物反应器中的微藻生长。这里介绍的协议是独一无二的,因为它利用了开放式水道池塘,并且设计用于在天然气发电厂现场实施,以便直接利用产生的烟气。此外,实时光密度测量是协议的一部分。所描述的系统针对炎热的半干旱气候(柯本BSh)进行了优化,该气候的降水量低,降水逐年变化很大,相对湿度低,蒸发率高,天空晴朗,太阳辐射强烈27.
在这项研究中,我们证明了在炎热的半干旱气候下,协同耦合烟气碳捕获和微藻培养是可能的。半自动水道池塘系统的实验方案集成了最先进的技术,以实时监测使用烟气作为碳源时与藻类生长相关的相关参数。拟议的议定书旨在减少藻类养殖的不确定性,这是20,21,36水道池塘的主要缺点之一。根据我们的经验,该协议最关…
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这项工作得到了美国能源部DE-EE0006269区域藻类原料试验台项目的支持。我们还感谢Esteban Jimenez,Jessica Peebles,Francisco Acedo,Jose Cisneros,RAFT Team,Mark Mansfield,UA发电厂工作人员和TEP发电厂工作人员的所有帮助。
Adjustable speed motor (paddle wheel system) | Leeson | 174307 | Lesson 174307.00, type: SCR Voltage; Amps:10 |
Aluminum weight boats | Fisher Scientific | 08-732-102 | Fisherbrand Aluminum Weighing Dishes |
Ammonium Iron (III) (NH₄)₅[Fe(C₆H₄O₇)₂] | Fisher Scientific | 1185 – 57 – 5 | Medium preparation. Ammonium iron(III) citrate |
Ammonium Phosphate | Sigma-Aldrich | 7722-76-1 | This chemical is used for the optimized medium |
Ampicillin sodium salt | Sigma Aldrich | A9518-5G | This chemical is used for avoiding algae contamination |
Autoclave | Amerex Instrument Inc | Hirayama HA300MII | |
Bacto agar | Fisher Scientific | BP1423500 | Fisher BioReagents Granulated Agar |
Bleach | Clorox | Germicidal Bleach, concentrated clorox | |
Boric Acid (H3BO3) | Fisher Scientific | 10043-35-3 | Trace Elelements: Boric acid |
Calcium chloride dihydrate (CaCl2*2H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 10035-04-8 | Medium preparation. Calcium chloride dihydrate |
Carboys (20 L) | Nalgene – Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2250-0050PK | Polypropylene Carboy w/Handles |
Centrifuge | Beckman Coulter, Inc | J2-21 | |
Chloroform | Sigma-Aldrich | 67-66-3 | This chemical is used for lipid extraction |
Citraplex 20% Iron | Loveland Products | SDS No. 1000595582 -17-LPI | https://www.fbn.com/direct/product/Citraplex-20-Iron#product_info |
Cobalt (II) nitrate hexahydrate (Co(NO3)2*6H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 10026-22-9 | Trace Elements: Cobalt (II) nitrate hexahydrate |
Compressor | Makita | MAC700 | This equipment is used for the injection CO2 system |
Control Valve | Sierra Instruments | SmartTrak 100 | This item needs to be customized for your application. In our case, it was used a 5% CO2 and 95% air mixture. |
Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate (CuSO4*5H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 7758-99-8 | Trace Elements: Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate |
Data Logger: Campbell unit CR3000 | Scientific Campbell | CR3000 | This equipment is used for controlling all the system, motoring and recording data |
Dissolvde Oxygen Solution | Campbell Scientific | 14055 | Dissolved oxygen electrolyte solution DO6002 – Lot No. 211085 |
Dissolved Oxygen probe | Sensorex | | DO6400/T Dissolved Oxygen Sensor with Digital Communication |
Electroconductivity calibration solution | Ricca Chemical Company | 2245 – 32 ( R2245000-1A ) | Conductivity Standard, 5000 uS/cm at 25C (2620 ppm TDS as NaCl) |
Electroconductivity probe sensor | Hanna Instruments | HI3003/D | Flow-thru Conductivity Probe – NTC Sensor, DIN Connector, 3m Cable |
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt dihydrate (Na2EDTA*2H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 6381-92-6 | Medium Preparation: Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt dihydrate |
Filters | Fisher Scientific | 09-874-48 | Whatman Binder-Free Glass Microfiber Filters |
Flasks | Fisher scientific | 09-552-40 | Pyrex Fernbach Flasks |
Furnace | Hogentogler | Model: F6020C-80 | Thermo Sicentific Thermolyne F6020C – 80 Muffle Furnace |
Glass dessicator | VWR International LLC | 75871-430 | Type 150, 140 mm of diameter |
Glass funnel | Fisher Scientific | FB6005865 | Fisherbrand Reusable Glass Long-Stem Funnels |
Laminar flow hood | Fisher Hamilton Safeair | Fisher Hamilton Stainless Safeair hume hood | |
Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate (MgSO4*7H2O) | Fisher Scientific | 10034 – 99 – 8 | Medium Preparation: Magnesium sulfate heptahydrate |
Methanol | Sigma-Aldrich | 67-56-1 | Lipid extraction solvent |
Micro bubble Diffuser | Pentair Aquatic Eco-Systems | 1PMBD075 | This equipment is used for the injection CO2 system |
Microalgae: Chlorella Sorokiniana | NAABB | DOE 1412 | |
Microoscope | Carl Zeiss 4291097 | ||
Microwave assistant extraction | MARS, CEM Corportation | CEM Mars 5 Xtraction 230/60 Microwave Accelerated Reaction System. Model: 907601 | |
MnCl2*4H2O | Sigma-Aldrich | 13446-34-9 | Manganese(II) chloride tetrahydrate |
Mortars | Fisher Scientific | FB961B | Fisherbrand porcelein mortars |
Nitrogen evaporator | Organomation | N-EVAP 112 Nitrogen Evaporatpr (OA-SYS Heating System) | |
Oven | VWR International LLC | 89511-410 | Forced Air Oven |
Paddle Wheel | 8-blade horizontal axis propeller. This usually comes as part of the paddlewheel reactor. | ||
Paddle wheel motor | Leeson | M1135042.00 | Leeson, Model: CM34025Nz10C; 1/4 HP; Volts 90; FR 34; 62 RPM. |
Pestles | Fisher Scientific | FB961M | Fisherbrand porcelein pestles |
pH and EC Transmitter | Hanna Instruments | HI98143 | Hanna Instruments HI98143-04 pH and EC Transmitter with Galvanic isolated 0-4V. |
pH calibration solutions | Fisher Scientific | 13-643-003 | Thermo Scientific Orion pH Buffer Bottles |
pH probe sensor | Hanna Instruments | HI1006-2005 | Hanna Instruments HI1006-2005 Teflon pH Electrode with matching pin 5m. |
Pippete tips | Fisher Scientific | 1111-2821 | 1000 ul TipOne graduated blue tip in racks |
Pippetter | Fisher Scientific | 13-690-032 | Eppendorf Reserch plus Variable Adjustable Volume Pipettes: Single-channel |
Plastic cuvettes | Fisher scientific | 14377017 | BrandTech BRAND Plastic Cuvettes |
Plates | Fisher scientific | 08-757-100D | Corning Falcon Bacteriological Petri Dishes with Lid |
Potash | This chemical is used for the optimazed medium preparation. It was bought in a fertilizer local company | ||
Potassium phosphate dibasic (K2HPO4) | Sigma-Aldrich | 7758 -11 – 4 | Medium Preparation: Potassium phosphate dibasic |
Pyrex reusable Media Storage Bottles | Fisher scientific | 06-414-2A | 1 L and 2 L bottels – PYREX GL45 Screw Caps with Plug Seals |
Raceway Pond | Similar equipment can be bought at https://microbioengineering.com/products | ||
Real Time Optical Density Sensor | University of Arizona | This equipment was design and build by a member of the group | |
RS232 Cable | Sabrent | Sabrent USB 2.0 to Serial (9-Pin) DB-9 RS-232 Converter Cable, Prolific Chipset, Hexnuts, [Windows 10/8.1/8/7/VISTA/XP, Mac OS X 10.6 and Above] 2.5 Feet (CB-DB9P) | |
Shaker Table | Algae agitation 150 rpm | ||
Sodium Carbonate (Na2CO3) | Sigma-Aldrich | 497-19-8 | Sodium carbonate |
Sodium molybdate dihydrate (Na2MoO4*2H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 10102-40-6 | Medium Preparation: Sodium molybdate dihydrate |
Sodium nitrate (NaNO3) | Sigma-Aldrich | 7631-99-4 | Medium Preparation: Sodium nitrate |
Spectophotometer | Fisher Scientific Company | 14-385-400 | Thermo Fisher Scientific – 10S UV-Vis GENESTYS Spectrophotometer cylindrical Longpath cell holder; internal reference dectector, Xenon flash lamp; dual silicon photodiode; 240V, 50 to 60Hz selected automatically. |
Test tubes | Fisher Scientific | 14-961-27 | Fisherbrand Disposable Borosilicate Glass Tubes with Plain End (10 ml) |
Thermocouples type K | Omega | KMQXL-125G-6 | |
Urea | Sigma-Aldrich | 2067-80-3 | Urea |
Vacuum filtration system | Fisher Scientific | XX1514700 | MilliporeSigma Glass Vacuum Filter Holder, 47 mm. The system includes: Ground glass flask attachment, coarse-frit glass filter support, and flask |
Vacuum pump | Grainger | Marathon Electric AC Motor Thermally protected G588DX – MOD 5KH36KNA510X. HP 1/4. RPM 1725/1425 | |
Zinc sulfate heptahydrate (ZnSO4*7H2O) | Sigma-Aldrich | 7446-20-0 | Zinc sulfate heptahydrate |