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March 25, 2020
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Study of landfill leachate as a sustainable source of water and nutrients for algal biofuels and bioproducts using the microalga Picochlorum oculatum in a novel scalable bioreactor

Publicated to:Bioresource Technology. 282 18-27 - 2019-06-01 282(), DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.003

Authors: Dogaris I, Loya B, Cox J, Philippidis G

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Honors College and School of Geosciences, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. - Author
Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CGS 101, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. - Author
Patel College of Global Sustainability, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CGS 101, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. Electronic address: gphilippidis@usf.edu. - Author

Abstract

High water demand is a major challenge for the algae industry, so cultivating algae in wastewater can have the double benefit of biomass production and water remediation. The use of landfill leachate (LL), which is wastewater generated in landfills, was investigated to grow the microalga Picochlorum oculatum in a novel horizontal bioreactor (HBR), a low-cost modular cultivation system that reduces water evaporation and contamination risk thanks to its enclosed design. Pilot-scale (150 L) and commercial-scale (2000 L) HBRs that were operated outdoors in Florida using LL in batch and semi-continuous modes generated high cell density cultures (1.7·109 cells mL-1) and reached up to 1.9 g L-1 of dry biomass suitable for biofuel production. Demonstrating the ability of ample non-potable water sources, such as LL, to support algae cultivation is essential for improving the sustainability and cost-effectiveness of commercial algal biofuels and bioproducts, as freshwater resources become increasingly scarce.Copyright © 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Keywords

BiofuelLandfill leachateMicroalgaePicochlorum oculatumWastewater

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Bioresource Technology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position 1/13, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agricultural Engineering. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 4.19, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-09, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 31
  • Scopus: 34
  • Europe PMC: 1

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-09:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 80.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 85 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: United States of America.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (Philippidis, George).