Influence of desalination concentrate medium on microalgal metabolism, biomass production and biochemical composition
Ângelo Paggi Matos,
Flávia Marisa Prado Saldanha‐Corrêa,
Gabriela Ramos Hurtado
et al.
Abstract:Reverse osmosis is currently the most promising method for addressing freshwater scarcity in numerous nations, enabling the production of drinkable water for human consumption. This process, however, generates a byproduct stream, known as desalination concentrate (DC), that is enriched with high concentrations of salts such as Na+ and Cl−, moderate levels of SO42−, Mg2+, Ca2+ and K+ and trace levels of Si, Fe3+, NO3− and PO43−, which can be suitable and valuable for microalgal metabolism and growth. Salt conce… Show more
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