Start-up of a microalgae-based treatment system within the biorefinery concept : from wastewater to bioproducts

Within the European project INCOVER, an experimental microalgae-based treatment system has been built for wastewater reuse and added-value products generation. This article describes this new experimental plant and the start-up stage, starting from the new design of three semi-closed horizontal phot...

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Veröffentlicht in:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research. - 1986. - 78(2018), 1-2 vom: 10. Aug., Seite 114-124
1. Verfasser: Uggetti, Enrica (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: García, Joan, Álvarez, Juan Antonio, García-Galán, María Jesús
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research
Schlagworte:Journal Article Biofuels Waste Water Methane OP0UW79H66
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