Skip to main content

Table 2 Concentrations of nutrients in diluted swine wastewater before and after treatment with C. protothecoides, T. suecica and their pellets with A. fumigatus

From: Fungal-assisted algal flocculation: application in wastewater treatment and biofuel production

Concentrations of nutrients diluted in tap water and sea water

Composition

ASW

C. protothecoides

A. fumigatus

C. protothecoides + A. fumigatus

Dilutions in tap water

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

ASW, 100%

680.7 ± 23.1

145.4 ± 13.7

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

ASW, 25%

164.3 ± 13.2

38.7 ± 3.4

104.8 ± 12.1

25.0 ± 5.1

98.8 ± 12.9

19.0 ± 6.1

43.2 ± 11.9

17.2 ± 3.1

ASW, 10%

66.1 ± 4.3

16.1 ± 3.0

29.9 ± 6.2

8.7 ± 2.6

18.9 ± 4.4

6.7 ± 2.8

4.4 ± 4.6

3.1 ± 1.7

Composition

ASW

T. suecica

A. fumigatus

T. suecica + A. fumigatus

Dilutions in seawater

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 −P, mg/L

NH 4 -N, mg/L

PO 4 -P, mg/L

ASW, 100%

699.4 ± 25.1

169.2 ± 18.1

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

ASW, 25%

168.8 ± 17.0

45.0 ± 4.0

124.1 ± 10.7

31.0 ± 5.1

99.3 ± 11.1

25.8 ± 8.2

63.9 ± 17.2

19.0 ± 5.6

ASW, 10%

67.9 ± 5.5

18.7 ± 3.2

41.3 ± 4.2

10.2 ± 3.1

20.3 ± 5.4

8.2 ± 1.9

3.9 ± 5.4

4.2 ± 2.1