Nutrients removal from raw municipal wastewater using Chlorella vulgaris microalgae
| Autor: | Hadis Mostafaei, Abdolreza Samimi, Soheila Shokrollahzadeh, Salma Karamad, Ali Sheikhinejad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Advances in Environmental Technology, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 47-57 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2476-6674 2476-4779 |
| DOI: | 10.22104/aet.2023.5811.1601 |
| Popis: | This study evaluated the ability of Chlorella vulgaris, a freshwater microalgae species, to remove nutrients from raw municipal wastewater. The wastewater was collected from the initial sedimentation-stage discharge of the treatment plant and used to cultivate the microalgae in both a shaker-incubator and a photobioreactor. The results showed that the microalgae effectively reduced the nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, and ammonium ion concentrations in the wastewater by over 90%. Phosphate removal was particularly efficient in the photobioreactor, with a removal rate of 91%, while the shaker- incubator had a removal rate of 44%. In addition to removing nutrients, the microalgae were also able to significantly reduce the wastewater’s chemical oxygen demand (COD), with a reduction of over 90% from 264 to 23.1 mg/l. The microalgae also had a symbiotic effect on the bacterial colonies present in the wastewater, reducing their numbers by 99% while allowing the microalgae to thrive. The final biomass concentration in the photobioreactor was 2.03 g/l, a higher value compared to similar studies. These results demonstrate the potential of Chlorella vulgaris and other microalgae species for use in wastewater treatment systems. |
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