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International Journal on Algae

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ISSN Imprimir: 1521-9429

ISSN On-line: 1940-4328

SJR: 0.168 SNIP: 0.377 CiteScore™:: 0.6 H-Index: 11

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Integrated Study on Nutrients and Heavy Metals Removal from Domestic Wastewater using Free and Immobilized Scenedesmus rubescens (Chlorophyta, Chlorophyceae)

Volume 21, Edição 1, 2019, pp. 83-96
DOI: 10.1615/InterJAlgae.v21.i1.60
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RESUMO

Microalgae have immense potential in remediating toxic content in wastewater and serve as prospective organisms in the treatment of wastewater. Our present study reduces the input cost for microalgae cultivation using wastewater as a growth medium. Scenedesmus rubescens (P.J.L. Dangeard) E. Kessler et al., KACC 2, isolated from Siruvani freshwater (India), was investigated for removal of nitrates, phosphates and heavy metals by growing microalgae in wastewater both as free cells and immobilized algal cells. Among the various polymers used for immobilization, beads with good stability were selected (annate Mid alginate-carrageenan) for phycoremediation. Growth and uptake of nutrients in the culture were compared and reduction in the levels of nitrates, phosphates, and heavy metal contents were monitored periodically. Reductions of phosphates (98%) and nitrates (75%) were observed with alginate algal beads. Mn, Zn, and Cu were more reduced by algae beads than with free cells. The study concludes that the immobilized microalga were effective in wastewater treatment, as with free cells, by utilizing nutrients and serve as a cost-effective green technology in biomass generation.

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