Arthrospira (Spirulina) in tannery wastewaters. Part 2: Evaluation of tannery wastewater as production media for the mass culture of Arthrospira biomass

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 279-284

  Dunn, Kevin ^a   Maart, Brenton ^a   Rose, Peter ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Arthrospira; Biofuels; Microalgal biomass; Spirulina; Tannery; Waste stabilisation ponds; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ARTHROSPIRA; MICROALGAL BIOMASS; SPIRULINA; TANNERY; WASTE STABILISATION POND;

AMMONIA; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; LOADING; PROFITABILITY; STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION PONDS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ECOLOGY;

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CYANOBACTERIUM; HEAVY METAL; MICROALGA; NUTRIENT LIMITATION; ODOR; PRODUCTIVITY; PROFITABILITY; PROTEIN; SECONDARY SECTOR INDUSTRY; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ARTHROSPIRA; SPIRULINA;

EID: 84878652077     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i2.12     Document Type: Article

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