Mixed microalgae culture for ammonium removal in the absence of phosphorus: Effect of phosphorus supplementation and process modeling

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 2249-2257

  Ruiz Martinez, A ^a   Serralta, J ^a   Paches M ^a   Seco, A ^b   Ferrer, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ammonium removal; Mathematical modeling; Microalgae; Phosphate; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; MICROORGANISMS;

AMMONIUM REMOVAL; INTRACELLULAR PHOSPHORUS; KINETIC EXPRESSION; MICROALGAE CULTURE; MICROALGAL CULTURES; MICROALGAL GROWTH; PHOSPHORUS CONTENTS; PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE;

PHOSPHORUS;

EID: 84946556826     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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