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Auto/bio-flocculation conditions to separate algal particles without chemical coagulants for flotation and sedimentation processes

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Abstract

Auto-flocculation (AF) leads to co-precipitation with inorganic salt ions at high pH levels, and bio-flocculation (BF) depends on the production of extracellular polymeric substances during algal growth phases. This study examines the separation efficiency of Chlorella vulgaris formed in AF/BF conditions, without the addition of chemical coagulants. To improve the efficiency of conventional gravity sedimentation (CGS) and dissolved air flotation (DAF), AF/BF conditions were considered as pH/mixing-induced stress. The higher efficiency of DAF was affected by the mixing-stagnation condition for Chlorella vulgaris and influenced by the high temperature and condition under which no nutrients were added to AF/BF for Anabaena sp.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1185-1196
Number of pages12
JournalSeparation Science and Technology
Volume55
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020.04.12

Keywords

  • Algae harvesting
  • auto-flocculation
  • bio-flocculation
  • flotation
  • particle separation

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Engineering - Chemical
  • Chemistry

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