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Maximum protein accumulation (71%, w/w) and nutrient removal by a mutant strain of Spirulina maxima growing on sea water supplemented with anaerobically treated pig slurry was achieved at 30°C with constant illumination (60 to 70 μEm-2s-1), using a flow rate of 14.5 cm s-1 (20 rev. min-1 of a paddle wheel). Total phosphates were decreased by 99% and all ammonia-N was removed under these conditions.
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The authors are with the Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Institute of Ecology, Aptd Postal 63, Xalapa, Ver., Mexico
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Olguín, E.J., Hernández, B., Araus, A. et al. Simultaneous high-biomass protein production and nutrient removal using Spirulina maxima in sea water supplemented with anaerobic effluents. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 10, 576–578 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00367671
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