Title |
Nematode biomass production from sewage sludge as a novel method for circular economy |
ID_Doc |
20535 |
Authors |
López-Viso, C; Hodaifa, G; Muñoz, MJ |
Title |
Nematode biomass production from sewage sludge as a novel method for circular economy |
Year |
2022 |
Published |
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DOI |
10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129706 |
Abstract |
Sludge generated in urban wastewater treatment plants is a huge environmental and economic challenge of sustainability. Sludge recovery is an environmental necessity and is a requirement for wastewater treatment plants. Predators have been proposed as a biological solution and simultaneously obtaining by-product of interest. Nematodes are predators that are found naturally in sludge but have never been proposed for sludge reduction. In this work, Caenorhabditis elegans, a nematode broadly used for biomedical studies, was used to grow on urban sludge, reaching a remarkable average population up to 92,668 nematodes/mL, 50.6% of sludge was converted into nematode biomass and up to 21.0% of organic matter removed. To demonstrate the viability of this nematode to grow and reduce urban sludges, different experiments in solid and liquid culture media were performed. The physio-chemical composition of the different types of sludges generated in the urban wastewater treatment plants was determined. The total lipids (4.52%, w/w) and fatty acid profiles obtained in the nematode biomass were determined. This work presents a new method to valorise urban sludge and opens the possibility to obtain by-products with high added value. |
Author Keywords |
Caenorhabditis elegans; Urban sludge reduction; Urban wastewater; Predation; Fat matter |
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Document Type |
Other |
Open Access |
Open Access |
Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
EID |
WOS:000911733200001 |
WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
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