Nitrogen and phosphorus removal from urban wastewater by the microalga Scenedesmus obliquus

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 263-272

  Martinez M E ^a   Sanchez S ^b   Jimenez J M ^a   El Yousfi, F ^c   Munoz L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c ABDELMALEK ESSAADI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Batch growth; Microalgae; Nitrogen removal; Phosphorus removal; Scenedesmus obliquus

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; AMMONIA; BATCH CELL CULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMASS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FATTY ACIDS; METABOLISM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PROTEINS; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; MICROALGA; URBAN WASTEWATER;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; MICROORGANISM; NUTRIENT; REMOVAL; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DESORPTION; EFFLUENT; GROWTH RATE; INDUSTRIALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURIFICATION; URBAN POPULATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 0342980410     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(99)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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