Wastewater nutrients removal by chlorella vulgaris: Optimization through acclimation

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 183-189

  Lau, P S ^a   Tam, N F Y ^b   Wong, Y S ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acclimation; Chlorella; Microalgae; Nutrient removal; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CHLOROPHYLL; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACCLIMATION; CHLORELLA; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; CHLOROPHYLL SYNTHESIS; MICRO-ALGAE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; NUTRIENT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; WASTEWATER NUTRIENT REMOVAL;

NUTRIENTS;

CHLOROPHYLL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; GREEN ALGA; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0029989280     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616375     Document Type: Article

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