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Growth of Spirulina maxima algae in effluents from secondary waste‐water treatment plants
Author(s) -
Kosaric N.,
Nguyen H. T.,
Bergougnou M. A.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
biotechnology and bioengineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 189
eISSN - 1097-0290
pISSN - 0006-3592
DOI - 10.1002/bit.260160703
Subject(s) - effluent , spirulina (dietary supplement) , algae , phosphorus , single cell protein , sewage treatment , nitrogen , chemistry , cyanobacteria , nutrient , pulp and paper industry , environmental chemistry , environmental science , botany , biology , environmental engineering , food science , raw material , fermentation , genetics , organic chemistry , bacteria , engineering
Spirulina maxima , a high protein alga, was grown in effluents from the London municipal waste treatment plant. Optimum growth conditions were developed, the composition of algae and the removal of nitrogen and phosphorus in effluents were studied. The advantages of this process in tertiary waste‐water treatment and the quality of the single cell protein were investigated.