Microalgae cultivation in wastewater: Nutrient removal from anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 126, Issue , 2012, Pages 247-253

  Ruiz Martinez, A ^a   Martin Garcia, N ^b,c   Romero, I ^a   Seco, A ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c Centro Technologico del Agua ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Microalgae; Nutrient removal; Submerged anaerobic membrane bioreactor; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITRITE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; CHLOROPHYLL; CHLOROPHYLL A; CHLOROPHYLL B;

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ANAEROBIC REACTOR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ANAEROBIC GROWTH; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; CELL COUNT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PILOT STUDY; SEWAGE; SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOMASS; BIOREACTORS; CELL COUNT; CHLOROPHYLL; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PILOT PROJECTS; SOLUBILITY; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84867321342     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.09.022     Document Type: Article

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