An ultra-low energy method for rapidly pre-concentrating microalgae

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 158, Issue , 2014, Pages 217-224

  Shuman, Teodora Rutar ^a   Mason, Gregory ^a   Marsolek, Michael D ^a   Lin, Yizhou ^a   Reeve, Daniel ^a   Schacht, Alexander ^a  

^a SEATTLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Dewatering; Electro coagulation; Flocculation; Separation

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BATCH REACTORS; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DEWATERING; ELECTRODES; FLOCCULATION; MICROORGANISMS; OSTWALD RIPENING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION;

CONTINUOUS PROCESSING; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SP; NICKEL ELECTRODE; RAPID SEPARATION; ULTRA LOW ENERGY;

SEPARATION;

NICKEL;

COAGULATION; DEWATERING; ELECTRODE; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; MICROALGA;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BATCH REACTOR; CELL DAMAGE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DENSITY; DILUTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROLYSIS; ENERGY; EXPOSURE; FLOCCULATION; NANNOCHLOROPSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SUSPENSION; TIME; ULTRA LOW ENERGY METHOD; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; MICROALGA;

ELECTRODES; FLOCCULATION; MICROALGAE; NICKEL;

EID: 84896790859     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.02.033     Document Type: Article

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