Enhancing biomass energy yield from pilot-scale high rate algal ponds with recycling

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 4422-4432

  Park, J B K ^a   Craggs, R J ^a   Shilton, A N ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Algae; Algal recycling; Algal species control; Biofuels; Biomass production; Energy yield; High rate algal ponds; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HARVESTING; LAKES; PRODUCTIVITY; SEWAGE; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ALGAL RECYCLING; ALGAL SPECIES; ALGAL SPECIES CONTROL; BIO-MASS ENERGY; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY CONTENT; ENERGY YIELDS; HIGH RATE ALGAL POND; SPECIES CONTROL;

ALGAE;

BIOFUEL;

ALGA; ALGAL CULTURE; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOMASS POWER; COLONY; HARVESTING; POND; RECYCLING; SEWAGE TREATMENT;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BIOMASS ENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DICTYOSPHAERIUM; NONHUMAN; PEDIASTRUN BORYANUM; PILOT STUDY; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

ALGAE; DICTYOSPHAERIUM;

EID: 84879026364     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.001     Document Type: Article

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