Utilization of microalgae to purify waste streams and production of value added products

29 November 2017
Focus area: Sustainability
Program stream: Waste
Project number: 2017-1038
Australian red meat processing facilities produce significant volumes of wastewater during slaughtering and cleaning operations that have high concentrations of organics and nutrients.

AMPC and Murdoch University have recently concluded a research project on the feasibility of the integration of a microalgae cultivation step with existing wastewater treatment processes at selected Australian abattoirs.

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