Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater using microalgae free cells in bath culture system

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 126-131

  Rasoul Amini, Sara ^a,b   Montazeri Najafabady, Nima ^a   Shaker, Saeedeh ^b   Safari, Azam ^b   Kazemi, Aboozar ^b   Mousavi, Pegah ^b   Mobasher, Mohammad Ali ^a   Ghasemi, Younes ^a,b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chlamydomonas sp.; Chlorella sp.; Microalgae; Nutrient removal; Oocystis sp.; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLORELLA SP.; OOCYSTIS;

EID: 84897626979     PISSN: 18788181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2013.09.003     Document Type: Article

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