Simultaneous Cultivation of Microalgae Chlorella vulgaris with a Polymer Material Based on Chitosan for the Sorption of Heavy Metals and Biomass

One of the most important problems today is the eutrophication of water bodies, caused by an excess of nutrients, primarily nitrogen and phosphorus. The pollution of water bodies is also aggravated by heavy metals contained in wastewater. In this paper, we consider the joint purification of water from an excess amount of microalgae biomass Chlorella vulgaris and heavy metals using polymer materials based on chitosan. Large-angle X-ray diffraction analysis of the samples was performed at the BioMUR station of the Kurchatov Synchrotron.