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Volume 9 Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
ISSN: 2155-6199 Biofuel Congress 2018 &
Biomass 2018
September 04-06, 2018
JOINT EVENT
September 04-06, 2018 | Zurich, Switzerland
13 th Global Summit and Expo on Biomass and Bioenergy
&
12 th World Congress on Biofuels and Bioenergy
Is the solar radiation a comparative advantage for biomass production in northern Argentina?
S.Manrique1,2 and N.González Leiva2
1Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional (INENCO), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
Microalgae have been recognized as a resource of great interest worldwide, due to the ability to store useful chemical
compounds and pigments of high industrial value in their biomass. They have regained their prominence in recent years
when the production of liquid biofuels from food crops began to generate debates about the socio-environmental impacts.
The photosynthetic microalgae have high efficiency and rapid growth rate, flexibility to grow in any liquid medium including
effluents, higher productivity compared to conventional crops and without dependence on fertile land. These qualities make
them a promising alternative for the global energy supply. The solar radiation is the factor that defines the maximum biomass
production capacity of the different species. Northern Argentina, one of the 7 regions with the highest level of solar radiation
(Fig.1), provides the optimal conditions for algal growth, although this advantage has not yet been sufficiently exploited.
Our group has focused on performing laboratory experiments with the Scenesdesmus quadricauda, scaling its culture and
identifying management guidelines. In the lab up to a 20-liter scale, a favorable growth response has been observed at room
temperature, both in the cold and warm seasons, with a growth cycle of 20 days. However, it was interesting to explore the
behavior of the sp in outdoor ponds, observing whether solar radiation constituted a comparative advantage for its growth.
This system is one of the most profitable, since it can be used for the treatment of wastewater from different sources with
high organic load, reducing costs due to nutritional requirements of the microalgae. Added benefits for energy use could
be evaluated later. Said system is planned to use as a complementary system for the sewage treatment plant in the city and
therefore, the information obtained here will allow future planning.
Biography
S.Manrique is an Assistant Investigator CONICET. Lugar of trabajo: INENCO (Instituto de Investigaciones en Energía No Convencional) - CONICET y Universidad
Nacional de Salta, Argentina.
S.Manrique et al., J Bioremediat Biodegrad 2018, Volume 9
DOI: 10.4172/2155-6199-C1-015