Alum-induced flocculation of preconcentrated Nannochloropsis salina: Residual aluminium in the biomass, FAMEs and its effects on microalgae growth upon media recycling

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 200-202, Issue , 2012, Pages 168-175

  Rwehumbiza, Vincent M ^a   Harrison, Rosalyn ^a   Thomsen, Laurenz ^a  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aluminium; FAMEs; Flocculation; Media recycling; Microalgae preconcentration; Preconcentration; Voltammetry

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTIVE CATHODIC STRIPPING VOLTAMMETRIES; ALUMINIUM CONTENT; ALUMINIUM NITRATES; BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; DIFFERENTIAL PULSE; EQUILIBRIUM CONTENT; FAMES; FATTY ACID METHYL ESTER; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PILOT SCALE; PRE-CONCENTRATION; RESIDUAL ALUMINIUM; SULPHATES; TOXIC EFFECT;

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FLOCCULATION; LIPIDS; MICROORGANISMS; RECYCLING; VOLTAMMETRY;

ALUMINUM;

NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA;

EID: 84865571641     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.06.008     Document Type: Article

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