Novel fungal pelletization-assisted technology for algae harvesting and wastewater treatment

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 214-228

  Zhou, Wenguang ^a   Cheng, Yanling ^a,b   Li, Yun ^a,c   Wan, Yiqin ^c   Liu, Yuhuan ^a   Lin, Xiangyang ^d   Ruan, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b BEIJING UNION UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d FUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Animal wastewater; Fungi pelletization; Microalgae algae harvesting; Municipal wastewater; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CELLS; ANIMAL WASTEWATERS; ASPERGILLUS SP; BIOFLOCCULATION; BIOLOGICAL WASTE WATER TREATMENT; CENTRATE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CULTURAL CONDITIONS; FUNGAL SPECIES; FUNGAL SPORES; GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION; IMMOBILIZED CELLS; KEY FACTORS; LARGE SIZES; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGA; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; RETENTION TIME; SWINE MANURE; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CELL CULTURE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; FUNGI; GLUCOSE; MANURES; PELLETIZING; TECHNOLOGY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE;

AMMONIA; GLUCOSE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ALGAE HARVESTING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BIOFLOCCULATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HARVESTING; NONHUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; MANURE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SEWAGE; SWINE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS SP.; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FUNGI; SUIDAE;

EID: 84861479258     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: 15590291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12010-012-9667-y     Document Type: Article

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