Phycoremediation: algae as eco-friendly tools for the removal of heavy metals from wastewaters

S Ahmad, A Pandey, VV Pathak, VV Tyagi… - … of industrial waste for …, 2020 - Springer
Phycoremediation is a potential tool to eradicate the excess toxics (heavy metal and organic
contaminants) from the industrial waste stream. The algal species are a promising, eco …

A critical overview of upstream cultivation and downstream processing of algae-based biofuels: opportunity, technological barriers and future perspective

S Ahmad, K Iqbal, R Kothari, HM Singh, A Sari… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fossil fuels are sharing a large portion of energy demand. Conventional energy sources
emit a huge amount of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, which creates energy and …

Bioremediation of textile dye wastewater using microalgae: current trends and future perspectives

M Premaratne, G Nishshanka… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Wastewater generated from the textile industry contains numerous pollutants, most notably
dyes, which can cause adverse effects, including negative impact on aesthetics …

[HTML][HTML] Microalgae-mediated wastewater treatment for biofuels production: A comprehensive review

SS Ali, M El-Sheekh, A Manni, HA Ruiz… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing world population, rapid industrialization, and intensive agriculture have
increased environmental impacts such as wastewater discharge and global warming. These …

[HTML][HTML] Decontamination of industrial wastewater using microalgae integrated with biotransformation of the biomass to green products

M Amin, F Tahir, H Ashfaq, I Akbar, N Razzaque… - Energy Nexus, 2022 - Elsevier
Exponential growth in the industrial sector causes the accumulation of toxic wastewater in
the ecosystem. The unsafe disposal of such wastewater not only adversely affects the …

Porous-CdS/Cu2O/graphitic-C3N4 dual pn junctions as highly efficient photo/catalysts for degrading ciprofloxacin and generating hydrogen using solar energy

F Nekouei, S Nekouei, M Pouzesh, Y Liu - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
We develop facile hydrothermal and precipitation approaches to fabricate porous CdS
(pCdS) nanoparticles on octahedral Cu 2 O (1 1 1) microcrystals on C 3 N 4 and thus …

Ultrasonic assisted removal of methylene blue on ultrasonically synthesized zinc hydroxide nanoparticles on activated carbon prepared from wood of cherry tree …

PS Ardekani, H Karimi, M Ghaedi, A Asfaram… - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
The zinc hydroxide nanoparticles was synthesized and loaded on activated carbon
prepared from wood of cherry tree (Zn (OH) 2-NPs-AC). Prepared NP based adsorbent was …

Remediation of methylene blue from aqueous solution by Chlorella pyrenoidosa and Spirulina maxima biosorption: equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics and …

YAR Lebron, VR Moreira, LVS Santos… - Journal of Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The present work aimed to investigate the equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamic viability
of methylene blue (MB) biosorption by Chlorella pyrenoidosa (C. pyrenoidosa) and Spirulina …

[HTML][HTML] Phycoremediation of synthetic dyes laden textile wastewater and recovery of bio-based pigments from residual biomass: an approach towards sustainable …

VK Nair, K Selvaraju, S Samuchiwal, F Naaz, A Malik… - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The textile industry is a growing sector worldwide and has immense opportunity in terms of
providing employment and boosting a nation's economy. However, there exist severe …

Analysis of the elemental composition and uptake mechanism of Chlorella sorokiniana for nutrient removal in agricultural wastewater under optimized response …

AAH Khalid, Z Yaakob, SRS Abdullah… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Microalgae exhibit large potential as an alternative to advanced biological nutrient removal
in wastewater, but treatment efficiency is greatly influenced by process variables. Therefore …