Microalgae recycling improves biomass recovery from wastewater treatment high rate algal ponds

R Gutiérrez, I Ferrer, A González-Molina, H Salvadó… - Water Research, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgal biomass harvesting by inducing spontaneous flocculation (bioflocculation) sets
an attractive approach, since neither chemicals nor energy are needed. Indeed …

Microalgal wastewater recycling: Suitability of harvesting methods and influence on growth mechanisms

J Sun, S Jiang, L Yang, H Chu, BY Peng, S Xiao… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater recycling helps address the challenge of microalgae biomass
commercialization by allowing for efficient resource recovery. In this study, three …

Settling velocity distribution of microalgal biomass from urban wastewater treatment high rate algal ponds

R Gutiérrez, I Ferrer, E Uggetti, C Arnabat, H Salvado… - Algal Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate the settling velocity distribution of microalgal biomass
with and without flocculant (Tanfloc SG). Microalgal biomass was obtained from two …

Recycling algae to improve species control and harvest efficiency from a high rate algal pond

JBK Park, RJ Craggs, AN Shilton - Water research, 2011 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the influence of recycling gravity harvested algae on species
dominance and harvest efficiency in wastewater treatment High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAP) …

Wastewater treatment and algal production in high rate algal ponds with carbon dioxide addition

JBK Park, RJ Craggs - Water Science and Technology, 2010 - iwaponline.com
High rate algal ponds (HRAPs) provide improved wastewater treatment over conventional
wastewater stabilisation ponds; however, algal production and recovery of wastewater …

The effect of primary treatment of wastewater in high rate algal pond systems: biomass and bioenergy recovery

LT Arashiro, I Ferrer, DPL Rousseau… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of primary treatment on the performance of two
pilot-scale high rate algal ponds (HRAPs) treating urban wastewater, considering their …

Improved microalgal productivity and nutrient removal through operating wastewater high rate algal ponds in series

DL Sutherland, J Park, PJ Ralph, RJ Craggs - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
High rate algal ponds are recognised as a cost effective and efficient upgrade to
conventional wastewater ponds for the treatment of a wide range of wastewaters. Their …

Importance of ecological interactions during wastewater treatment using high rate algal ponds under different temperate climates

A Galès, A Bonnafous, C Carré, V Jauzein… - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Several studies focused on wastewater treatment in High Rate Algal Ponds (HRAP) suggest
that highly variable climatic conditions cause large variations of microalgal biomass …

Seasonal performance of a full-scale wastewater treatment enhanced pond system

DL Sutherland, S Heubeck, J Park, MH Turnbull… - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Enhanced pond systems (EPS) consist of a series of ponds that have been designed to work
in synergy to provide both cost-effective enhanced wastewater treatment and resource …

Application of microalgae in wastewater treatment

S Gupta, F Bux - Appl. Microalgae in Waste. Treat, 2019 - Springer
In the past few decades, algal technologies have been one of the extensively studied fields
of biological sciences for numerous environmental, biological, biomedical, and industrial …