title: Alginate immobilization of Spirulina platensis for wastewater treatment.
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.
authors.affiliation: Agricultural and Food Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patnaik
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mitra
mesh_terms: D000464:Alginates; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000464:Alginates; D007220:Industrial Waste; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical