Effect of the N/P ratio on biomass productivity and nutrient removal from municipal wastewater

Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 761-766

  Choi, Hee Jeong ^a   Lee, Seung Mok ^a  

^a Catholic Kwandong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biomass productivity; Microalgae; N P ratio; Optical panel photobioreactor; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; MICROORGANISMS; NUTRIENTS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PRODUCTIVITY;

BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL CONDITIONS; MICRO-ALGAE; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; N/P RATIOS; PANEL PHOTOBIOREACTOR; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; STRONG CORRELATION;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; CULTURE MEDIUM; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FLOW RATE; HEAT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBIOREACTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PRODUCTIVITY; RELATIVE DENSITY; TENSILE STRENGTH; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ANALYSIS; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CITY; CULTURE MEDIUM; LIGHT; METABOLISM; MICROALGA; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PROCEDURES; WASTE WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CITIES; CULTURE MEDIA; LIGHT; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; PHOTOBIOREACTORS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84928569371     PISSN: 16157591     EISSN: 16157605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00449-014-1317-z     Document Type: Article

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