RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Evaluation of the dynamics of microalgae population structure and process performance during piggery wastewater treatment in algalbacterial photobioreactors A1 García Guzmán, Dimas Alberto A1 Posadas Olmos, Esther A1 Blanco, Saúl A1 Acién, Gabriel A1 García Encina, Pedro Antonio A1 Bolado Rodríguez, Silvia A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl K1 Algal-bacterial processes K1 Piggery wastewater treatment K1 Microalgae dynamics; K1 Heavy metal removal K1 Biomass production AB The dynamics of microalgae population during piggery wastewater(PWW) treatment in four open photobioreactors operated at 27 days ofhydraulic retention time, and inoculated with Chlorella sp. (R1),Acutodesmus obliquus (R2), Oscillatoria sp. (R3) and in the absence ofinoculum (R4), were evaluated for 6 months. In addition, the algalbacterialbiomass concentration, removal of organic matter, nutrients andheavy metals were also assessed. The results revealed a high diversityand rapid variations in the structure of microalgae populations,Chlorella sp. being dominant in R4 throughout most of the operationalperiod. Steady state average biomass concentration ranged from 2445-2610mg/L in R1-R3 to 3265 mg/L in R4. No significant differences wererecorded in the removal efficiencies (REs) of total organic carbon (86-87%), inorganic carbon (62-71%), total nitrogen (82-85%) and totalphosphorous (90-92%). Finally, Zn-REs accounted for 26% in R3, 37% in R2,and 49% in R1 and R4. PB Elsevier YR 2017 FD 2017 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/31417 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/31417 LA spa NO Bioresource Technology (2018) 248, Part B, , 120-126 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 24-nov-2024