Membrane photobioreactors for integrated microalgae cultivation and nutrient remediation of membrane bioreactors effluent

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 163, Issue , 2014, Pages 228-235

  Marbelia, L ^a   Bilad, M R ^a   Passaris, I ^a   Discart, V ^a   Vandamme, D ^a   Beuckels, A ^a   Muylaert, K ^a   Vankelecom, Ivo F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Effluent treatment; Membrane photobioreactor; Microalgae; Nutrient recovery

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CULTIVATION; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; MICROORGANISMS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BIOMASS CONCENTRATIONS; MEMBRANE BIO REACTOR (MBR); MEMBRANE PHOTOBIOREACTOR; MEMBRANE PHOTOBIOREACTORS; MICRO-ALGAE; NUTRIENT RECOVERY; NUTRIENT REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; VOLUMETRIC PRODUCTIVITY;

NUTRIENTS;

ORGANIC CARBON; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; WASTE WATER;

BIOMASS; BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; CULTIVATION; DILUTION; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE; MICROALGA; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; EFFLUENT; MEMBRANE REACTOR; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEVICES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

BIOMASS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CULTURE MEDIA; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROALGAE; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; WASTE WATER; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84899967434     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.04.012     Document Type: Article

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