Microalgae systems-environmental agents for wastewater treatment and further potential biomass valorisation

HM Amaro, EM Salgado, OC Nunes, JCM Pires… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water is the most valuable resource on the planet. However, massive anthropogenic
activities generate threatening levels of biological, organic, and inorganic pollutants that are …

A review on biodiesel production from microalgae: Influencing parameters and recent advanced technologies

S Zhang, L Zhang, G Xu, F Li, X Li - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Microalgae are the important part of carbon cycle in the nature, and they could utilize the
carbon resource in water and soil efficiently. The abilities of microalgae to mitigate CO2 …

Biodesalination and treatment of raw hypersaline produced water samples using indigenous wastewater algal consortia

S Nadersha, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2022 - Elsevier
Indigenous microalgae consortia present in domestic wastewater, were acclimatized to three
real produced water (PW) samples collected from different oil fields. PW, a byproduct of oil …

Salty freshwater macrophytes: The effects of salinization in freshwaters upon non-halophyte aquatic plants

MH Moreira, NH They, LR Rodrigues… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinization is a threat that affects aquatic ecosystems worldwide. As primary producers,
freshwater macrophytes are of paramount importance in these ecosystems, however …

Seawater biodesalination treatment using Phormidium keutzingianum in attached growth-packed bed continuous flow stirred tank reactor

AM Zafar, AA Hassan - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Water scarcity is increasing worldwide due to rising population which is creating
opportunities to unlock alternative green desalination techniques for seawater, such as …

Biodesalination research trends: a bibliometric analysis and recent developments

ME Ahmed, AM Zafar, MA Hamouda, A Aly Hassan… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to rising population and industrialization, two-thirds of the world's population may suffer
water scarcity by 2025. Biodesalination is a promising sustainable practice targeting salt …

Biodesalination using halophytic cyanobacterium Phormidium keutzingianum from brackish to the hypersaline water

AM Zafar, MA Javed, AA Hassan, E Sahle-Demessie… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The biodesalination potential at different levels of salinity of Phormidium keutzingianum (P.
keutzingianum) was investigated. A wide range of salinity from brackish to hypersaline water …

[HTML][HTML] Biodesalination of saline aquaculture wastewater with simultaneous nutrient removal and biomass production using the microalgae Arthrospira and …

M Mirzaei, M Jazini, G Aminiershad, D Refardt - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Freshwater scarcity is escalating due to factors such as climate change, droughts, increased
demand, population growth, and poor water management practices. A promising …

Performance of immobilized microalgal strains for biodesalination of real seawater

AM Zafar, H Al Mosteka, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, biodesalination was performed using four different microalgal strains (Euglena
deses, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Trichormus variabilis, and Scenedesmus obliquus) in …

Life cycle analysis of seawater biodesalination using algae

AM Zafar, BA Mohamed, Q Wang, AA Hassan - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
This study assesses environmental impacts of reverse osmosis and algae-based
biodesalination in four scenarios using a life cycle assessment (LCA) approach. These …