Project/Area Number |
18H03403
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Section | 一般 |
Review Section |
Basic Section 64030:Environmental materials and recycle technology-related
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Research Institution | University of Tsukuba |
Principal Investigator |
Lei Zhongfang 筑波大学, 生命環境系, 准教授 (30634505)
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Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
張 振亜 筑波大学, 生命環境系, 教授 (20272156)
清水 和哉 東洋大学, 生命科学部, 教授 (10581613)
水野谷 剛 筑波大学, 生命環境系, 准教授 (10500770)
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Project Period (FY) |
2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥15,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,660,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥8,580,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,980,000)
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Keywords | Algal-bacterial granule / Bacterial grannule / Oil producing microalgae / Microalgae granulation / Phosphorus recovery / Heavy metal / Energy production / Enhanced P removal / Extracellular polymers / Heavy metal recovery / Resource recovery / Energy balance / Sustainability / Algal-bacterial AGS; / Bacterial AGS; / Microalgae; / Energy gain; / Resource conservation; / Salinity stress / Algal-bacterial AGS / Bacterial AGS / Aerobic granular sludge / Shaking SBR / Sequencing batch reactor / Functional microalgae / Lipid accumulation / Nutrients removal / Energy recovery / Wastewater industry / Resources recovery |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Resource/energy recovery from wastewater is crucial for sustainable development of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). In this project, we achieved fruitful results on the following six aspects: (1) Rapid granulation and harvesting of natural microalgae and single cell microalgae; (2)Value-added biomaterials accumulation and production from wastewater, including phosphorus, alginate-like exopolymers (ALE), proteins, polysaccharides, and lipids; (3) Impacts of operation mode on the system stability and nutrients removal; (4) Granular system stability and remediation under various conditions; (5) Heavy metal (with Cr as example) recovery from wastewater and safe posttreatment of heavy metal-loaded granules; and (6) Deep insight into the biogranulation of bacteria/microalgae symbiosis and microalgae, highlighting the functions of specific microalgae species and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
During 2018-2022, we published 37 articles in the top 10 jourals in the field of Environmental Engineering, and shared 36 presentations (5 invited keynotes) with peers in international conferences. The results definitely lay a solid foundation for the sustainable management of wastewater industry.
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