Coupling of Algal Biofuel Production with Wastewater

Table 2

Nutrient removal efficiency of microalgal species.

Microalgal species	Wastewater type	Nitrogen	Phosphate	COD	Reference
Chlorella vulgaris	Textile wastewater	(44.4–45.1%)	(33.1–33.3%)	(38.3–62.3%)	[38]
Scenedesmus sp. LX1	Modified effluent of a wastewater treatment plant of an electric factory by photo-membrane bioreactor	46%	100%	NA	[39]
Chlorella sorokiniana and aerobic bacteria	Potato processing industry	>95	80.7	84.8	[40]
Chlorella sorokiniana and aerobic bacteria	Pig manure	82.7	58.0	62.3	[40]
Chlamydomonas sp. TAI-2	Industrial wastewater	100%	33%	NA	[41]
Auxenochlorella protothecoides UMN280	Concentrated municipal wastewater	59%	81%	88%	[36]
Chlorella Mexicana	Piggery wastewater	62%	28%	NA	[37]
Scenedesmus obliquus	Piggery effluent	23–58%	48–69%	NA	[42]
Chlamydomonas Polypyrenoideum	Dairy industry wastewater	74%–90%	70%	NA	[43]
Euglena sp.	Sewage treatment plant	93%	66%	NA	[44]

∗NA: Not Available.