Nitrate removal from liquid effluents using microalgae immobilized on chitosan nanofiber mats

Eroglu, Ela; Agarwal, V.; Bradshaw, M.; Chen, X.; Smith, S.; Raston, C.; Swaminathan Iyer, K.

doi:10.1039/c2gc35970g

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Eroglu, Ela

Agarwal, V.

Bradshaw, M.

Chen, X.

Smith, S.

Raston, C.

Swaminathan Iyer, K.

Date

2012

Type

Journal Article

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Eroglu, E. and Agarwal, V. and Bradshaw, M. and Chen, X. and Smith, S. and Raston, C. and Swaminathan Iyer, K. 2012. Nitrate removal from liquid effluents using microalgae immobilized on chitosan nanofiber mats. Green Chemistry. 14 (10): pp. 2682-2685.

Source Title

Green Chemistry

DOI

10.1039/c2gc35970g

ISSN

1463-9262

School

Department of Chemical Engineering

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9811

Collection

Curtin Research Publications

Abstract

Mats of electrospun chitosan nanofibers were found effective in immobilizing microalgal cells. These immobilized microalgal cells were also used as a durable model system for wastewater treatment which has been demonstrated by the removal of around 87% nitrate from liquid effluents ([NO3 --N]initial 30 mg L-1). Virtuous nitrate removal rates were derived by superimposing physicochemical adsorption and biological nutrient consumption phenomena for chitosan and microalgae, respectively. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.