Journal
ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS
Volume 24, Issue -, Pages 251-260Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2017.03.026
Keywords
Microalgae; Microalgae-activated sludge process; Municipal wastewater; Net energy usage; Carbon dioxide; Model
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- Knowledge Foundation [20120276]
- ABB
- Castellum
- VEMM group
- Swedish Radiation Protection Authority
- Swedish Environmental Agency
- NASA Earth Science Directorate Applied Science Program
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A case study is described in which the activated sludge process is replaced with a microalgae-activated sludge process. The effects on the heat and electricity consumption and carbon dioxide emissions were evaluated in a system model, based on mass and energy balances of biological treatment and sludge handling process steps. Data for use in the model was gathered from three wastewater treatment plants in Sweden. The evaluation showed that the introduction of microalgae could reduce electricity and heat consumption as well as CO2 emissions but would require large land areas. The study concludes that a 12-fold increase in the basin surface area would result in reductions of 26-35% in electricity consumption, 7-32% in heat consumption and 22-54% in carbon dioxide emissions. This processmay be suitable for wastewater treatment plants in Nordic countries, where there is a higher organic load in summer than at other times of the year. During the summer period (May to August) electricity consumption was reduced by 50-68%, heat consumption was reduced by 13-63% and carbon dioxide emissions were reduced by 43-103%. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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