Nitrate removal from liquid effluents using microalgae immobilized on chitosan nanofiber mats.

Autor: Eroglu, Ela, Agarwal, Vipul, Bradshaw, Michael, Chen, Xianjue, Smith, Steven M., Raston, Colin L., Swaminathan Iyer, K.
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Zdroj: Green Chemistry; 2012, Vol. 14 Issue 10, p2682-2685, 4p
Abstrakt: Mats of electrospun chitosan nanofibers were found effective in immobilizing microalgal cells. These immobilized microalgal cells were also used as a durable model system for wastewater treatment which has been demonstrated by the removal of around 87% nitrate from liquid effluents ([NO3-N]initial 30 mg L−1). Virtuous nitrate removal rates were derived by superimposing physicochemical adsorption and biological nutrient consumption phenomena for chitosan and microalgae, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index