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The removal of nitrogen and phosphorus from sewage effluents through the use of algal culture

Author(s) -

Witt V.,

Borchardt J. A.

Publication year - 1960

Publication title -

journal of biochemical and microbiological technology and engineering

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1547-173X

pISSN - 0368-1467

DOI - 10.1002/jbmte.390020208

Subject(s) - effluent , phosphorus , nutrient , sewage , pulp and paper industry , nitrogen , scenedesmus , chlorella , algae , environmental science , environmental engineering , biomass (ecology) , chemistry , environmental chemistry , sewage treatment , carbon fibers , botany , biology , ecology , mathematics , engineering , organic chemistry , algorithm , composite number

This study is designed to establish fundamental data which will permit the eventual application of algal culture to the removal of nutrients from sewage plant effluents. A test cell is described which gives reproducible data when environmental parameters are varied. The effect of changes in temperature, light intensity and culture density as reflected in the growth rate, are shown, and the influence of these parameters on the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus under the test conditions indicated. The importance of an adequate carbon source and proper pH control is demonstrated. The organisms used were Scenedesmus and Chlorella in mixed or unialgal cultures.

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