Alginate immobilization of Spirulina platensis for wastewater treatment |
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| Authors: | Patnaik S Sarkar R Mitra A |
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| Affiliation: | Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India. |
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| Abstract: | Immobilization of cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis in sodium alginate (1.5 %) gave the best quality of bead and 15-16 beads were formed per mL of aqueous solution of alginate. The immobilized cells were used in a batch process for treatment of diluted sewage. After 8 days, 95 % of BOD5, 77 % of COD, 90 % of ammonia, and 94 % of TSS were removed. |
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