Operating high-rate algal ponds as sequencing batch reactors: a novel approach to enhanced wastewater treatment

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Authors

Sam Butterworth · Flinders University

F. Sabatté · Flinders University

Harriet Whiley · Flinders University

Enzo Palombo · Flinders University

Melissa H. Brown · Flinders University

Ngai Ning Cheng · South Australian Water Corporation

Ben Van Den Akker ·

Abstract

Sequencing-batch operation of high-rate algal ponds selectively enriches photogranules or filamentous algae, improving solids separation and producing clearer effluent suitable for safe reuse.

Topics & Keywords

Algal biology and biofuel production Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Membrane Separation Technologies

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Clean water and sanitation

Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Science Water Research & Technology

Volume 12, Issue 2, pp. 519-531

DOI: 10.1039/d5ew00934k

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