Microalgae and cyanobacteria modeling in water resource recovery facilities: A critical review.

ABSTRACT: Microalgal and cyanobacterial resource recovery systems could significantly advance nutrient recovery from wastewater by achieving effluent nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) levels below the current limit of technology. The successful implementation of phytoplankton, however, requires the formulation of process models that balance fidelity and simplicity to accurately simulate dynamic performance in response to environmental conditions. This work synthesizes the range of model structures that have been leveraged for algae and cyanobacteria modeling and core model features that are required to enable reliable process modeling in the context of water resource recovery facilities. Results from an extensive literature review of over 300 published phytoplankton models are presented, with particul

SUBMITTER: Shoener BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549905 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature