A review on algae biosorption for the removal of hazardous pollutants from wastewater: Limiting factors, prospects and recommendations

B Ramesh, A Saravanan, PS Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals, dyes and pharmaceutical pollutants in water environment are considered as
serious threat to the human and animal health globally. Rapid development of …

Biological pretreatment for algal biomass feedstock for biofuel production

S Bhushan, U Jayakrishnan, B Shree, P Bhatt… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Addressing the ever-increasing global demand and limiting the dependency on exhaustible
fossil fuels led to the foundation for renewable energy research. Biomass obtained from …

Microalgae-based removal of pollutants from wastewaters: Occurrence, toxicity and circular economy

P Bhatt, G Bhandari, K Bhatt, H Simsek - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The natural and anthropogenic sources of water bodies are contaminated with diverse
categories of pollutants such as antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, heavy metals …

Utilization of the microalga Chlorella vulgaris for mercury bioremediation from wastewater and biomass production

HS Kusuma, N Illiyanasafa, DEC Jaya… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Increased industrialization led to a large amount of wastewater being generated. Heavy
metals (HMs), especially mercury, are one of the toxic and harmful contaminants in …

[HTML][HTML] Algae and bacteria consortia for wastewater decontamination and transformation into biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, biofertilizers and animal feed: a …

U Anand, S Dey, D Parial, S Federici, S Ducoli… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Traditional wastewater treatment has been aimed solely at sanitation by removing
contaminants, yet actual issues of climate change and depletion of natural resources are …

Advancements in algal membrane bioreactors: Overcoming obstacles and harnessing potential for eliminating hazardous pollutants from wastewater

M Mofijur, MM Hasan, S Sultana, Z Kabir… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of algal-based membrane bioreactors (AMBRs)
and their potential for removing hazardous and toxic contaminants from wastewater …

Algal mediated intervention for the retrieval of emerging pollutants from aqueous media

A Kumar, A Nighojkar, P Varma, NJ Prakash… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is a crucial elemental contributor for all sectors; however, the agricultural sector alone
accounts for 70% of the world's total water withdrawal. The anthropogenic activity from …

Metabolomic response of microalgae towards diclofenac sodium during its removal from water and concomitant recovery of pigments and lipids

J Sharma, I Mariam, MS Kareya, PP Jutur, M Joshi… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to assess the efficiency of freshwater green microalga, Chlorella
sorokiniana for diclofenac sodium (DFS) removal, and metabolic response of alga to …

Synthesis of dye-sensitized TiO2/Ag doped nano-composites using UV photoreduction process for phenol degradation: a comparative study

AK Behera, KP Shadangi, PK Sarangi - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigates a comparison between the photocatalytic action of two
nanocomposites (TiO 2 and TiO 2 (Ag) doped) on the degradation of phenol from water. The …

[HTML][HTML] Removal and recovery of nutrients from septic tank wastewater using microalgae: Key factors and practical implications

KJ Nakarmi, E Daneshvar, M Mänttäri… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of septic tank wastewater (STWW) with high concentrations of
ammonium (NH 4+) and total phosphorus (TP), is challenging in decentralized areas …