# Removal of chemicals from effluent using photobioreactor technology to improve environmental and health impacts

*PRI Rank #1 · Topics and Trends in Most Cited Algal biology and biofuel production Papers, Class of 2026*

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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Rank | #1 |
| 18m citations | 102 |
| Journal | Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie |
| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1515/zpch-2023-0450 |
| Corresponding authors | Parimala Gandhi Karuppannan |
| Institution | Nehru Institute of Technology, India |

**Ranking page:** [Topics and Trends in Most Cited Algal biology and biofuel production Papers, Class of 2026](https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/algal-biology-and-biofuel-production/2026)

**Paper link:** [10.1515/zpch-2023-0450](https://doi.org/10.1515/zpch-2023-0450)

## Topics

Photobioreactor · Cyanobacteria · industrial wastewater treatment · sulphide removal · Chemical oxygen demand removal · phenol removal · Biofilm formation · petroleum refinery effluent · phototrophic microorganisms · nitrate removal · hardness removal · continuous mode operation · rectangular tray photobioreactor · Biofilm formation · Pollutant degradation

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