Effect of different flocculants on the flocculation performance of microalgae, Chaetoceros calcitrans, cells

• Main Authors: Tuan Harith, Zuharlida, Md. Yusoff, Fatimah, Mohamed, Mohd Shamzi, Mohamed Din, Mohamed Shariff, Ariff, Arbakariya
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Journals 2009
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14226/1/14226.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/14226/; http://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJB/article-abstract/687D9389547
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The possibility of using flocculation technique for the separation of microalgae, Chaetoceros calcitrans, biomass from the culture broth was investigated. The flocculation experiments were conducted in 500 mL beaker using culture broth obtained from 10 L photobioreactor. The harvesting efficiency of...