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Membrane Water Treatment Volume 10, Number 3, May 2019 , pages 191-199 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/mwt.2019.10.3.191 |
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Nutrient removal from secondary effluent using filamentous algae in raceway ponds |
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Kyung-Jin Min, Jongkeun Lee, Ho-Young Cha and Ki Young Park
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| Abstract | ||
| In this study, we investigated the cultivation possibility using Hydrodictyon reticulatum in a continuous raceway pond as a tertiary sewage treatment plant. The cultivation possibility was evaluated by varying the light quantity, wavelength, and hydraulic retention time (HRT). Experimental results showed that the growth rates of algae and the removal efficiencies of nutrients increased as the light quantity increased, and the maximum photosynthetic rate was maintained at 100 umol/m2.s or higher. When wavelength was varied, nutrient removal efficiency and growth rate increased in the following order: green light, red light, white light, and blue light. The nutrient removal efficiencies and algae productivity in HRT 4 d were better than in HRT 8 d. We conclude that if Hydrodictyon reticulatum is cultivated in a raceway pond and used as a tertiary treatment facility in a sewage treatment plant, nutrients can be effectively removed, and production costs can be reduced. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| filamentous algae; Hydrodictyon reticulatum; nutrient removal; raceway ponds; growth rate | ||
| Address | ||
| Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University, 120 Neungdong-ro, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea | ||
