Construction of a mycelium sphere using a Fusarium strain isolate and Chlorella sp. for polyacrylamide biodegradation and inorganic carbon fixation.

ABSTRACT: In the context of global demand for carbon reduction, the formation of inorganic carbon (IC) in the wastewater from oil flooding becomes a potential threat. In this study, Chlorella sp. and Fusarium sp. were used to assemble a fungal-algal pellet to degrade polyacrylamide (PAM) and fix IC in synthetic oil-flooding wastewater. The results showed that the combination of Chlorella sp. and Fusarium sp. was more effective at degrading PAM and removing carbon than a monoculture. With PAM as the sole nitrogen source, the degradation of PAM by the consortium was enhanced up to 35.17 ± 0.86% and 21.63 ± 2.23% compared with the monocultures of fungi or microalgae, respectively. The degradation of the consortium was significantly enhanced by the addition of an external nit

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10585063 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature