Co-Producing Phycocyanin and Bioplastic in Using Carbon-Rich Wastewater.

Microalgae can treat waste streams containing elevated levels of organic carbon and nitrogen. This process can be economically attractive if high value products are created simultaneously from the relatively low-cost waste stream. Co-production of two high value microalgal products, phycocyanin and polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), was investigated using non-axenic MUR126 and supplemental organic carbon (acetate, oxalate, glycerol and combinations).