Developing a kinetic model to describe wastewater treatment by microalgae based on simultaneous carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous removal

Kinetic modelling of yeast growth and pollutant removal in secondary effluent

“…The growth of microorganisms on heterologous substrates has also been studied (substrates having distinct functions, such as carbon and nitrogen mixtures) [30,31]. Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus are equally significant and play a vital role in the growth of microorganisms [32]. In these models, it is assumed that growth is affected simultaneously by more than one substrate.…”

“…This model incorporated three major macronutrients (carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) while adding the m order and apparent half-saturation constant to the Monod equation, where K s,app = K s p . (p is the fitting constant), interestingly, this approached increased the accuracy of the model [32]. There is still a gap in the literature regarding the kinetic modelling of microorganisms.…”