Investigating why recycling gravity harvested algae increases harvestability and productivity in high rate algal ponds

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 4904-4917

  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; High rate algal ponds; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; LAKES; LIQUIDS; PRODUCTIVITY; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING;

ALGAL RECYCLING; ALGAL SPECIES; ALGAL SPECIES CONTROL; BIOMASS PRODUCTIONS; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; HIGH RATE ALGAL POND; LIQUID FRACTION; PILOT SCALE; SETTLEABILITY; SPECIES CONTROL;

ALGAE;

ALGA; ALGAL CULTURE; BIOFUEL; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; GROWTH RATE; MESOCOSM; POLYMER; POND CULTURE; RECYCLING; RESIDENCE TIME; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; MESOCOSM; NONHUMAN; PEDIASTRUM BORYANUM; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; TIME; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

ALGAE; PEDIASTRUM BORYANUM;

ALGAE; ALGAL RECYCLING; ALGAL SPECIES CONTROL; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; HIGH RATE ALGAL PONDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CHLOROPHYTA; ECOSYSTEM; PARTICLE SIZE; PILOT PROJECTS; PONDS; RECYCLING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCENEDESMUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84883280811     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.05.027     Document Type: Article

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