Microalgae cultivation in a wastewater dominated by carpet mill effluents for biofuel applications

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3097-3105

  Chinnasamy, Senthil ^a   Bhatnagar, Ashish ^a,b   Hunt, Ryan W ^a   Das, K C ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

^b Arid Algae Cyanobacteria Biodiversity and Biofuel Laboratory   (India)

Author keywords

Algae; Biodiesel; Biofuel; Carpet industry wastewater; Consortium

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ALGAL OIL; BIODIESEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; CARPET INDUSTRY WASTEWATER; CONSORTIUM; FRESH WATER; LIPID CONTENT; MARINE ALGAE; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE CULTIVATION; MILL EFFLUENTS; MUNICIPAL SEWAGE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; POTENTIAL RESOURCES; TREATED WASTEWATER;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODIESEL; MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EFFLUENTS;

BIODIESEL; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CULTIVATION; DIGESTION; EFFLUENT; LIPID; MICROALGA; MILL; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTEWATER;

ALGAL GROWTH; ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRESHWATER SPECIES; LIPID COMPOSITION; LIQUEFACTION; MARINE SPECIES; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEWAGE; SPECIES CULTIVATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER RECYCLING;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACIDS; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; OILS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ALGAE;

EID: 74649083286     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.12.026     Document Type: Article

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