Table 1
Nutrient removal from wastewater with microalgal cultures
Microalgae
Experimental setup
Removal efficiency (%)
References
Wastewater
[NH
4
+
–N] i (mg/L)
[NO
3
−
–N] i (mg/L)
[TP]
i (mg/L)
B. braunii
Fermenter BioFlo; V
= 9 L; T
= 25 °C;
LI = 3500 lx; LDR = 12:12;
CT = 14 d
80
*100
Sydney et al. (2011)
Domestic
390
385 [P–PO
4
3−
]
C. vulgaris
Bubble column PBR; V
= 2 L;
T
= 30 °C; LI = 3000 lx; CT = 14 d
97
96
Feng et al. (2011)
Synthetic
20
4
Chlorella
sp.
Coil bioreactor; V
= 25 L;
T
= 25
± 2 °C; LI = 50
µmol/m
2
/s;
CT = 14 d
94
81
Li et al. (2011)
Municipal
83
212
N. oleoabundans
Bubble column PBR; V
= 400 mL;
T
= 30 °C; LI = 1280 lm; CT = 7 d
99
100
Wang and Lan (2011)
Synthetic
140
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CT
cultivation time; LDR
light:dark ratio; LI
light intensity; T
temperature; V
volume
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