Ammonia removal and biomass characteristics of alginate-immobilized Scenedesmus obliquus cultures treating real wastewater

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 9 A, 2008, Pages 1236-1241

  Ruiz Marin, Alejandro ^a   Mendoza Espinosa, Leopoldo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alginate; Immobilization; Nitrogen removal; Protein and lipids; Scenedesmus obliquus

Indexed keywords

ALGINATE; AMMONIA; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMOBILIZATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; SCENEDESMUS; SCENEDESMUS OBLIQUUS;

EID: 55549113596     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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