Membrane Photobioreactor for Polishing of Secondary Effluent Using Native Microalgae: Biological and Membrane Filtration Performances

Microalgae technology can play important roles in wastewater management, carbon dioxide fixation and production of biofuel feedstock if managed properly. However, harvesting microalgae biomass from treated wastewater remains costly, troublesome, energy-intensive and has been the main culprit that hinders full-scale application of microalgae technology. Another option is by aiming non-fuel end-product, such as for aquaculture feed.