Cadmium removal using Cladophora in batch, semi-batch and flow reactors.
This study presents the results of using viable algae to remove cadmium from a synthetic wastewater. In batch and semi-batch tests, a local strain of Cladophora algae removed 80-94% of the cadmium introduced. The flow experiments that followed were conducted using non-local Cladophora parriaudii. Results showed that the alga removed only 12.7(+/-6.4)% of the cadmium introduced into the reactor. Limited removal was the result of insufficient algal quantities and poor contact between the algae and cadmium solution.
Sternberg
Steven P K
SP
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota at Duluth, 55812, USA. ssternbe@d.umn.edu
Dorn
Ryan W
RW
D019149:Bioreactors; D002104:Cadmium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000378:metabolism*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium