Table 2.
Cultivation of marine microalgae in wastewater for nutrient removal and biomass production.
| Wastewater | Microalgae | Nutrient removal | Biomass production | Reference | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOC | TN | TP | ||||
| Saline food industry wastewater | Dunaliella salina | 72.5% COD a | 84.8% NO3+ | 80.5% PO4+ | ~6 × 105 cells/mL | (77) |
| Dairy wastewater from milk producing factory | Tetraselmis suecica | 40.2% | 44.9% | 42.2% | 0.6 g/L | (34) |
| Marine aquaculture wastewater | Isochrysis galbana | / | >60% DIN b | 100% DIP c | / | (76) |
| Marine aquaculture wastewater | Chlorella sp. | / | >90% DIN | 100% DIP | / | (76) |
| Shrimp farm wastewater | Navicula sp. | / | / | / | 77.6 mg/L | (80) |
| Shrimp farm wastewater | Tetraselmis sp. | / | / | / | 81.3 mg/L | (80) |
| Shrimp farm wastewater | Navicula sp. | / | / | / | 86.3 mg/L | (80) |
| Fishery wastewater | Thalassiosira pseudonana and Isochrysis galbana | / | 85.3% | 92.8% | 1.4 g/L | (141) |
| Milkfish culture wastewater | Isochrysis galbana | / | 97.9% NH3-N; 94.3% NO2-N d | 59.4% | 132.4–174.7 mg/L/day | (75) |
| Milkfish culture wastewater | Nannochlorum sp. | / | 84.1% NH3-N e; 93.4% NO2-N | 71.65% | 94.8–711.0 mg/L/day | (75) |
| Milkfish culture wastewater | Tetraselmis tetrahele | / | 99.2% NH3-N; 97.5% NO2-N | 51.55% | 136.0–187.5 mg/L/day | (75) |
| Molasses | Dunaliella salina | / | / | / | ~2.1 g/L | (142) |
| Starch-rich food processing waste of Chinese steamed bread | Isochrysis galbana | / | / | / | 3.9 g/L | (143) |
| Synthetic wastewater | Dunaliella tertiolecta | / | / | 54.4% | 9.6 g/L | (144) |
| Synthetic wastewater | Nannochloropsis gaditana | / | / | 33.3% | 12.9 g/L | (144) |
| Municipal wastewater | Phaeodactylum tricornutum | 89.9% COD | 82.2% | 96.0% | 1.0 g/L | (19) |
a COD, Chemical oxygen demand; b DIN, Dissolved inorganic nitrogen; c DIP, Dissolved inorganic phosphorus; d NO2-N, Nitrate-nitrogen; e NH3-N, Ammonia-nitrogen.