Using wastewater and high-rate algal ponds for nutrient removal and the production of bioenergy and biofuels

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 915-924

  Batten, David ^a   Beer, Tom ^a   Freischmidt, George ^a   Grant, Tim ^a   Liffman, Kurt ^a   Paterson, David ^a   Priestley, Tony ^a   Rye, Lucas ^a   Threlfall, Greg ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algal oil; Biodiesel; Biogas; Microalgae; Nutrients; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAL OIL; ANAEROBIC DIGESTER; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; EUTROPHICATION; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

NUTRIENTS;

BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS;

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; CARBON EMISSION; COASTAL ZONE; EUTROPHICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; NUTRIENT; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PHOSPHORUS; POND; RECYCLING; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATERWAY TRANSPORT;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CARBON FOOTPRINT; GASIFICATION; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFETIME NET PRESENT VALUE; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ANAEROBIOSIS; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHLOROPHYTA; OILS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84874925961     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2012.618     Document Type: Article

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