Removal of ammonium and phosphate ions from wastewater samples by immobilized Chlorella sp.

International Journal of Environmental Studies

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-7

  Infante, Cherlys ^a   León, Iván ^b   Florez, July ^b   Zárate, Ana ^b   Barrios, Freddy ^a   Zapata, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE CARTAGENA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ATLÁNTICO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Immobilized Chlorella sp.; Nutrient removal; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT REMOVAL; BIOLOGICAL POST-TREATMENT; CHLORELLA SP; COLOMBIA; IMMOBILIZED BIOMASS; IMMOBILIZED MICROALGAE; INITIAL PH; INITIAL PH VALUE; NUTRIENT REMOVAL; PHOSPHATE IONS; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TOTAL NITROGEN; TOTAL PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER SAMPLES;

ALGAE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; SEWAGE LAGOONS; WASTEWATER;

NUTRIENTS;

CHLORELLA SP.;

EID: 84873746810     PISSN: 00207233     EISSN: 10290400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207233.2012.742643     Document Type: Article

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