[Growth feature of biomass of Lemna aequinoctialis and Spirodela polyrrhiza in medium with nutrient character of wastewater].
Duckweeds have an important potential in nutrient recovery from wastewater because of their rapid multiplication and high protein content in biomass. The growth rate of duckweed biomass has a direct relationship with nutrient removal and recovery. With laboratory experiments of batch culture and continuous culture, the growth curves of two duckweed species, Lemna aequinoctialis and Spirodela polyrrhiza, cultivated in different media were gotten and fitted by Logistic model. The effect of nitrogen on growth of duckweed was evaluated. Experimental results indicated that the growth curve had characteristic of sigmoidal shape and the growth rate had density-dependent characteristic. Results of statistical analysis demonstrated that Logistic model is suitable to describe the growth of single duckweed specie. The maximal growth rate from regression in medium with ammonia nitrogen was lower than those in medium with nitrate nitrogen. The maximal growth rate of Lemna aequinoctialis was higher than Spirodela polyrrhiza The paper also discussed the application of Logistic model in harvesting of duckweed biomass from wastewater.
Chong
Yun-xiao
YX
Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control State Key Join Laboratory, Department of environmental Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China.
Hu
Hong-ying
HY
Qian
Yi
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D029064:Araceae / Q000254:growth & development*; D018533:Biomass; D016015:Logistic Models; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018508:Water Purification / Q000379:methods