Chlorella stigmatophora for Urban Wastewater Nutrient Removal and CO2 Abatement

International Journal of Phytoremediation

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 714-725

  Arbib, Zouhayr ^a   Ruiz, Jesus ^a   Alvarez, Pablo ^a   Garrido, Carmen ^a   Barragan, Jesus ^a,b   Perales, Jose Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b Chiclana Natural S A M   (Spain)

Author keywords

carbon dioxide; Chlorella stigmatophora; microalgae; nutrients; wastewater

Indexed keywords

CHLORELLA STIGMATOPHORA;

CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEA WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; CHLORELLA; CITY; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; TIME; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOMASS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORELLA; CITIES; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SEAWATER; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84860330078     PISSN: 15226514     EISSN: 15497879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2011.619237     Document Type: Article

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