Effective harvesting of microalgae: Comparison of different polymeric flocculants

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 228, Issue , 2017, Pages 141-146

  Gerchman, Yoram ^a   Vasker, Barak ^b   Tavasi, Mordechai ^a   Mishael, Yael ^c   Kinel Tahan, Yael ^b   Yehoshua, Yaron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Filtration; Harvesting; Microalgae; Polymer; Sedimentation; Water reuse

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BIOFUELS; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; HARVESTING; MICROORGANISMS; SEDIMENTATION; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CATIONIC POLYMERS; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FLOCCULATION AND SEDIMENTATION; MICRO-ALGAE; MICROALGAE HARVESTING; OIL PRODUCTION; POLYDIALLYLDIMETHYL AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; WATER REUSE;

POLYMERS;

CHITOSAN; POLYDIALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER; SEA WATER;

BIOFUEL; FLOCCULATION; GREEN ALGA; HARVESTING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROALGA; OIL PRODUCTION; POLYMER; RECYCLING; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOCCULATION; HARVESTING; KINETICS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA; NONHUMAN; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTATION; WATER TREATMENT; ZETA POTENTIAL; BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROALGA; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; STATIC ELECTRICITY;

ALGAE; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; NANNOCHLOROPSIS SALINA;

BIOMASS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CHLORELLA VULGARIS; FLOCCULATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MICROALGAE; POLYMERS; SEAWATER; STATIC ELECTRICITY; WATER;

EID: 85007553222     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.12.040     Document Type: Article

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