Development of laboratory-scale photobioreactor for water purification by use of a biofilter composed of the aerial microalga Trentepohlia aurea (Chlorophyta)

• Published in: Journal of applied phycology Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 283 - 288
• Main Authors: Abe, Katsuya, Takahashi, Emi, Hirano, Morio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.06.2008; Springer Netherlands
• Subjects: Aerial microalga; Biofilter; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Bioreactor; Chlorophyta; Ecology; eutrophication; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Life Sciences; Plant Physiology; Plant Sciences; Trentepohlia aurea; water treatment; Aerial microalga; Water treatment; Bioreactor; Biofilter; Eutrophication

Biofilms formed by the green alga Trentepohlia aurea could be a useful tool in the removal of nitrate and phosphate from water. When a prepared biofilter was dampened with medium and incubated under low light intensity (10 μmol photons m⁻² s⁻¹) between 5 and 50 μmol photons m⁻² s⁻¹, the efficiency o...