Impact of ammonia concentration on Spirulina platensis growth in an airlift photobioreactor

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 3234-3239

  Yuan, Xin ^a   Kumar, Amit ^b   Sahu, Ashish K ^c   Ergas, Sarina J ^d  

^a University of Massachusetts   (United States)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c PO Box 6875 Rodelokka   (Norway)

^d University of South Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Airlift bioreactor; Algae; Ammonia; High strength wastewater treatment; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

AIR-LIFT BIOREACTORS; AIR-LIFT REACTORS; AIRLIFT PHOTOBIOREACTOR; AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; ANIMAL FOODS; BIOMASS DENSITY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTS; HIGH STRENGTH WASTEWATER; HYDRAULIC RESIDENCE TIME; PLATENSIS; SELF-SHADING; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; SYNTHETIC WASTE WATER; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHOROUS;

ALGAE; AMMONIA; BIOCONVERSION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; ECOLOGY; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; NITRATE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOROUS ACID; PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIA; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRUG; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; INHIBITION; NITRATE; PHOSPHORUS; RESIDENCE TIME; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

AIRLIFT REACTOR; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOMASS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AIR; AMMONIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; SPIRULINA; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 78650821123     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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