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Use of Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Algae Removal: Effect on the Inactivation of Microalgae Belonging to Genus Scenedesmus

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Excessive algae growth has generated conflicts on the use of water supplies; therefore, the focus on new technologies to remove algae from water bodies is demanding. The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of hydrodynamic cavitation on the inactivation of microalgae belonging to genus Scenedesmus. A laboratory-scale experimental apparatus was built in order to accomplish this goal; it consisted of a Venturi device designed to generate the cavitation phenomenon. Suspended microalgae samples were treated for 60 minutes under different cavitation intensities (cavitation number—Cv—ranging from 0.17 to 0.27). Results evidenced that microalgae decay over time can be modeled through first-order kinetics. The maximum removal efficiency (85%) was recorded at the highest cavitation intensity (Cv = 0.17). The removal efficiency decreased as the cavitation number increased. Hydrodynamic cavitation was effective in inactivating Scenedesmus; it produced irreversible damages to cell morphology such as flotation spines removal, cell wall lesions, cytoplasm extravasation, and cavity formation. Assumingly, hydrodynamic cavitation has great potential to treat eutrophic water bodies. Furthermore, it represents a sustainable removal technique, since it does not produce secondary pollution.

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    Marylia Duarte Batista, Ana Carolina Borella Marfil Anhê & Julio Cesar de Souza Inácio Gonçalves

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Batista, M.D., Anhê, A.C.B.M. & de Souza Inácio Gonçalves, J.C. Use of Hydrodynamic Cavitation for Algae Removal: Effect on the Inactivation of Microalgae Belonging to Genus Scenedesmus . Water Air Soil Pollut 228, 443 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-017-3624-x

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