Nutrient remediation rates in municipal wastewater and their effect on biochemical composition of the microalga Scenedesmus sp. AMDD

Algal Research

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 127-134

  Dickinson, Kathryn E ^a   Whitney, Crystal G ^a   McGinn, Patrick J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioenergy; Biofuels; Chemostat; Microalgae; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

SCENEDESMUS;

EID: 84875060364     PISSN: 22119264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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