Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

APPLICATION OF ALGAE AS BIO ADSORBENT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER

Patel Ruta, Patel Pratik

Abstract :

As many wastewater treatment plants are operational for the treatment of process effluent, a newly developing wastewater treatment by algae is much important, this is an innovative, economic and environmentally safe alternative for treating wastewater. Algae takes up N and P from the wastewater treated with algae. This treatment system is economical, green and environment friendly. In this research paper, process effluent was treated with algae which was collected from Tapi river and was washed with tap water and dried. The dried algae were grinded to form powder. Parameters were analyzed using standard method prior to and after treatment for Dairy, Textile and Sewage wastewater. The percentage reduction rate observed for Textile wastewater was 85.50% (COD), 94.93% (BOD), 87.5% (Ammonia), 53.57% (Phosphorus) while for Sewage wastewater it was 66.66% (COD), 79.79% (BOD), 90.21% (Phosphorus), 76% (Ammonia) and for Dairy wastewater it was 90% (COD), 91% (BOD), 83.12% (Phosphorus), 87.5% (Ammonia). Algae uses the nutrients (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) for their growth and have the capacity to reduce the chemical oxygen demand and biochemical oxygen demand.

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APPLICATION OF ALGAE AS BIO ADSORBENT FOR TREATMENT OF WASTE WATER, Patel Ruta, Patel Pratik PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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