Seasonal variation in light utilisation, biomass production and nutrient removal by wastewater microalgae in a full-scale high-rate algal pond

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1317-1329

  Sutherland, Donna L ^a,b   Howard Williams, Clive ^a   Turnbull, Matthew H ^b   Broady, Paul A ^b   Craggs, Rupert J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Biofuel; High rate algal ponds; Nutrient removal; PAM; Photosynthetic potential; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900853956     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-013-0142-0     Document Type: Article

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