Wastewater nutrients (n and p) removal by carrageenan and alginate immobilized chlorella vulgaris

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 945-951

  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

Alginate; Carrageenan; Chlorella vulgaris; Immobilized microalgae; Wastewater nutrients removal

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALGINATE; CELL CULTURE; CELLS; EUTROPHICATION; IONS; MARINE POLLUTION; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

CARRAGEENANS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYLL CONTENTS; EXPONENTIAL GROWTH RATES; IMMOBILIZED ALGAL BEADS; IMMOBILIZED MICROALGAE; NUTRIENTS REMOVAL; POLYSACCHARIDE MATRIX;

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS;

ALGINIC ACID; CALCIUM ION; CARRAGEENAN; CHLOROPHYLL; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; REMOVAL; SEPARATION; WASTE WATER;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA; EUTROPHICATION; IMMOBILIZED CELL; PLANT CELL; SEA POLLUTION; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 0030775851     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331808616614     Document Type: Article

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