Abstract
Cr(VI) removal by Scenedesmus incrassatulus was characterized in a continuous culture system using a split-cylinder internal-loop airlift photobioreactor fed continuously with a synthetic effluent containing 1.0 mg Cr(VI) l −1 at dilution rate ( D) of 0.3 d −1. At steady state, there was a small increase (6%) on the dry biomass (DB) concentration of Cr(VI)-treated cultures compared with the control culture. 1.0 mg Cr(VI) l −1 reduced the photosynthetic pigments content and altered the cellular morphology, the gain in dry weight was not affected. At steady state, Cr(VI) removal efficiency was 43.5 ± 1.0% and Cr(VI) uptake was 1.7 ± 0.1 mg Cr(VI) g −1 DB. The system reached a specific metal removal rate of 458 μg Cr(VI) g −1 DB d −1, and a volumetric removal rate of 132 μg Cr(VI) l −1 d −1.
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