Microalgal-based systems for wastewater treatment: Effect of applied organic and nutrient loading rate on biomass composition

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-117

  Riano B ^a   Hernandez D ^a   Garcia Gonzalez M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO AGRARIO DE CASTILLA Y LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fish processing wastewater; Microalgal bacterial biomass; Photobioreactor

Indexed keywords

APPLIED LOADS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOVOLUMES; CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CULTURE CONDITIONS; FISH PROCESSING; GROWTH MEDIUM; LAB CONDITIONS; LOADING RATE; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAL GROWTH; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; NUTRIENT LOADING; OPERATING CONDITION; ORGANIC LOADING RATES; PHOTOBIORE-ACTOR; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOLUBLE CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMANDS; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

ALGAE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ECOLOGY; FISH PRODUCTS; LOADING; MICROORGANISMS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; LIPID; MICROALGA; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POPULATION STRUCTURE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLORELLA SOROKINIANA; CYANOBACTERIA; SPIRULINA PLATENSIS;

EID: 84866719853     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2012.08.021     Document Type: Article

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