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Abstract
ABSTRACT The current study evaluated nutrient removal efficiency, algae productivity, and economic feasibility related to cultivation of the filamentous algae, Hydrodictyon reticulatum, in a pilot plant-scale raceway pond with underwater light. Following the installation of an underwater light device, removal efficiencies of T-N and T-P increased by 11.0% and 12.3%, respectively. The productivity of algae also increased by 133.8% to 5.81 g/m2∙d. Installation of the underwater light device increased the wastewater treatment capacity by over 3 times in the same area and enabled the removal of nutrients by over 3.5 times and removal of carbon dioxide by an additional 39 tons/yr. Estimates indicated that the cost of wastewater treatment and nutrient removal was reduced by more than 67%, while the production cost of H. reticulatum was reduced by 18% or more. Therefore, underwater light may solve issues related to the need for large sites in existing raceway ponds and enhance the economic efficiency by improving nutrient removal efficiency and productivity.
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Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects aims to investigate resolutions for the continuing increase in worldwide demand for energy, the diminishing accessibility of natural energy resources, and the growing impact of energy use on the environment.
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