Treating sewage using coimmobilized system of Chlorella pyrenoidosa and activated sludge

Environ Technol. 2007 Jan;28(1):33-9. doi: 10.1080/09593332808618765.

Abstract

Chlorella pyrenoidosa was coimmobilized with activated sludge to produce algae-bacteria beads for sewage treatment. Hydrolysis/acidogenesis pretreatment could improve the symbiotic microenvironment of coimmobilized Chlorella pyrenoidosa and activated sludge, and as a result, promote the removal of nutrients (COD(cr), inorganic nitrogen and inorganic phosphorus) in the sewage. A photo-bioreactor combining hydrolysis/acidogenesis pretreatment and coimmobilized technique was designed to treat sewage continuously. The results show that, the removal efficiencies of COD(cr), NH4(+)-N and TP reached steady state after 4-days of experiment. The removal efficiencies of COD(cr), NH4(+)-N and TP were 59.6%, 59.0% and 60.3% respectively.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Bioreactors / microbiology*
  • Chlorella / metabolism*
  • Chlorella / microbiology
  • Ecosystem
  • Photochemistry / instrumentation
  • Photochemistry / methods
  • Sewage / chemistry
  • Sewage / microbiology*
  • Symbiosis
  • Waste Management / instrumentation
  • Waste Management / methods

Substances

  • Sewage