Simultaneous nitrogen, phosphorous, and hardness removal from reverse osmosis concentrate by microalgae cultivation

Water Research

Volumn 94, Issue , 2016, Pages 215-224

  Wang, Xiao Xiong ^a   Wu, Yin Hu ^a   Zhang, Tian Yuan ^a   Xu, Xue Qiao ^a   Dao, Guo Hua ^a   Hu, Hong Ying ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorella sp.; Hardness ion precipitation; Lipid; Nitrogen and phosphorus removal; Reverse osmosis concentrate; Scenedesmus sp.

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); EFFICIENCY; HARDNESS; IONS; LIPIDS; MAGNESIUM; MICROORGANISMS; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CHLORELLA SP; MICROALGAL CULTIVATIONS; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS; NITROGEN AND PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS CONCENTRATES; SCENEDESMUS SP;

BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT;

CALCIUM; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE WATER;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CULTIVATION; GREEN ALGA; GROWTH RATE; HARDNESS; LIPID; MAGNESIUM; MICROALGA; NITROGEN; PH; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REVERSE OSMOSIS; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORELLA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HARDNESS; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SCENEDESMUS; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; BIOMASS; CHEMISTRY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; OSMOSIS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE; WASTE WATER;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA SP.; SCENEDESMUS;

BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CHLORELLA; MAGNESIUM; MICROALGAE; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; PHOSPHORUS; SCENEDESMUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WASTE WATER;

EID: 84959284599     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.02.062     Document Type: Article

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