Seasonal productivity of a periphytic algal community for biofuel feedstock generation and nutrient treatment

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1476-1480

  Sandefur, Heather N ^a   Matlock, Marty D ^a   Costello, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal turf scrubber; Phosphorus removal

Indexed keywords

ALGAL BIOMASS; ALGAL TURF SCRUBBER; BIO-ENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS FEEDSTOCK; BIOMASS GENERATION; HIGH RATE; LIPID CONTENT; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; OPERATING TIME; PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; PILOT SCALE; SAMPLING PERIOD; SYSTEM PRODUCTIVITY; TOTAL NITROGEN REMOVAL; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; FEEDSTOCKS; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; PRODUCTIVITY; SCRUBBERS;

NUTRIENTS;

ALGA; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENERGY CROP; FILTRATION; LIPID; PERIPHYTON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAMPLING; STREAMWATER;

ARKANSAS; UNITED STATES;

ALGAE;

EID: 79960433363     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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