Meat processing wastewater Phycoremediation by <i>Botryococcus</i> sp.: a biokinetic study and a techno-economic analysis
Vikneswara Abirama, Radin Maya Saphira Radin Mohamed, Adel Al‐Gheethi, Marlinda Abdul Malek, Amir Hashim Mohd Kassim
Abstract
The current study was carried out to investigate the biokinetic model of Botryococcus sp. in removing NH4+ and PO43- from meat processing wastewater. The removal efficiency of NH4+ ranged from 89.74% to 99.03% and from 92.39% to 99.93% for PO43-. The biokinetic coefficients of NH4+ were k = 1.72 mg NH4+ mg−1 chl a d−1 and Km = 52.29 mgL−1. The biokinetic coefficients of PO43- were as follows; k = 1.13 mg PO43- mg−1 chl a d−1 and Km= 44.45 mg/L. The techno-economic analysis indicated that the fixed capital estimate will cost USD 920,500 with an annual operating 7920 h/year.
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ChemistryWastewaterEconomic analysisPulp and paper industryEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental engineeringAgricultural economicsEconomicsEngineeringAlgal biology and biofuel production3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchWastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal