An overview of the utilisation of microalgae biomass derived from nutrient recycling of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater

Document Type : Review

Authors

• A. Y. Maizatul
• Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed
• Adel A. Al-Gheethi
• M. K. Amir Hashim

Department of Water and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Micro-pollution Research Centre (MPRC), Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400, Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia

10.1007/s40071-017-0168-z

Abstract

Microalgae have high nutritional values for aquatic organisms compared to fish meal, because microalgae cells are rich in proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates. However, the high cost for the commercial production of microalgae biomass using fresh water or artificial media limits its use as fish feed. Few studies have investigated the potential of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater for the production of microalgae biomass. Hence, this study aims to highlight the potential of these types of wastewater as an alternative superior medium for microalgae biomass as they contain high levels of nutrients required for microalgae growth. This paper focuses on the benefits of microalgae biomass produced during the phycoremediation of wet market wastewater and slaughterhouse wastewater as fish feed. The extraction techniques for lipids and proteins as well as the studies conducted on the use of microalgae biomass as fish feed were reviewed. The results showed that microalgae biomass can be used as fish feed due to feed utilisation efficiency, physiological activity, increased resistance for several diseases, improved stress response, and improved protein retention.

Keywords

• Nutrients
• Extraction
• Fish growth
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Fish feed

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