Wastewater treatment using microalgae enables phosphorous and nitrogen removal in darkness
Monday, February 17, 2014 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
Removal of nitrogen and phosphorous from urban waste waters using a simpler and more inexpensive system based on microalgae was the starting point of the research conducted by several UCA scientists of the TEP-181:Tecnología del Medio Ambiente research group, member of Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI.Mar). Led by Professor José Antonio Perales Vargas-Machuca, a team of experts have developed a new wastewater system for nutrient removal from waste water based on photobiotreatment with microalgae, a process that allows removal of nutrients in darkness.