Algae for wastewater treatment workshop proceedings. Pdf microalgae and wastewater treatment researchgate. The direct use of primary settled wastewater is usually performed as it is not necessary to modify its characteristics. Microalgae culture offers an interesting step for wastewater treatments, because. This chapter elucidates the technologies of biological and chemical wastewater treatment processes. The use of microalgae for coupling wastewater treatment. Co 2supplemented brewery wastewater treatment by microalgae and biomass upgrading for bioenergy production alice maria garcia ferreira thesis to obtain the. Pdf an overview of microalgae as a wastewater treatment. Treatment induced a progressive reduction in both cod and bod to values below the discharge limits.
Application of immobilized microalgae for native wastewater treatment. Although, wastewater treatment and co2 removal by microalgae have been studied separately for a long time, there is no detailed information available on combining both processes. Amongst beneficial characteristics they produce oxygen, have a disinfecting effect due to increase in ph during photosynthesis mara and pear son, 1986. Microalgae production in wastewater treatment systems. In addition, microalgae have the potential to be used in wastewater treatment. Downloaded from comwstarticlepdf475398wst078010114. Pollutants removal from municipal sewage by means of microalgae. Startup of a microalgaebased treatment system within the. Delhi, california algae wastewater treatment plant, two 1. Cod removal efficiencies of some algal wastewater treatment systems advertisement. Pdf immobilized algal technology for wastewater treatment purposes. Research of microalgae as a solution for wastewater treatment has gained. Wastewater environment is an ideal media for a wide range of microorganisms specially bacteria, viruses and protozoa.
Microalgae production in wastewater treatment systems, anaerobic digestion and modelling using adm1. The performance of microalgae aquaculture wastewater treatment system predominated mainly by scenedesmus and chlorella was assessed. The biological and technical systems must be adapted to the respective wastewater conditions, since the scale and composition of the wastewater sources can vary greatly. The presented biological wastewater treatment processes include. Pdf microalgae and wastewater treatment juliana cala.
The majority is harmless and can be used in biological sewage treatment, but sewage. The history of the commercial use of algal cultures spans about 75 years with application to wastewater treatment and mass production of different strains such as chlorella and dunaliella. The majority is harmless and can be used in biological sewage treatment, but sewage also contains pathogenic microorganisms, figure 1 wastewater treatment station model. The hydroponicmicroalgal wastewater treatment system was built in a. Treatment of wastewater with microalgae based system have the. The wastewater was taken from a municipal plant, after the primary treatment, and the algae processing was aimed at replacing the secondary treatment. If the process of wastewater treatment with microalgae combined with lipid accumulation for biofuel production, it will save the water consumption for microalgae culturing and add value to the. Microalgae for wastewatertreatment nutrients from nitrogen and phosphorus capture carbon as co. Pdf biological and chemical wastewater treatment processes. However, biological treatment by microalgae of palm oil mill effluent pome. An integrated microalgaebased system for urban wastewater treatment.
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