Microalgae represent a potential source of renewable nutrition and there is growing interest
in algae-based dietary supplements in the form of whole biomass, eg, Chlorella and …

Current global environmental issues raise unavoidable challenges for our use of natural
resources. Supplying the human population with clean water is becoming a global problem …

Microalgae have been studied as natural resources for a number of applications, most
particularly food, animal feed, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. In addition to …

Biotechnology of microalgae has gained popularity due to the growing need for novel
environmental technologies and the development of innovative mass-production …

In this chapter the relevance of microalgae-based processes for the recovery of nutrients
contained in wastewaters is reviewed. The fundamentals of the process are discussed from …

The detection of new pollutants, stricter environmental regulations, and advancements in
treatment technologies are driving improvements in bioprocesses for treating wastewater …

This review analyzes the state-of-the-art of a specific niche in biological wastewater
treatment that uses immobilized eukaryotic microalgae (and several prokaryotic …

Microalgae enhance the removal of nutrients, organic contaminants, heavy metals, and
pathogens from domestic wastewater and furnish an interesting raw material for the …

Algae is recognized as a potentially valuable source of biofuels and biochemicals; however,
a major limitation to commercialization is in the high cost of harvesting, de-watering, and …

Many algae have immense capability to sorb metals, and there is considerable potential for
using them to treat wastewaters. Metal sorption involves binding on the cell surface and to …