Microalgae biomass and biomolecule quantification: optical techniques, challenges and prospects

VA Thiviyanathan, PJ Ker, SGH Tang, EPP Amin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae have emerged as a potential raw material to produce a spectrum of industrially
significant biomolecules such as lipids, proteins, and carotenoids. Nevertheless, the …

Phycoremediation of heavy metals and production of biofuel from generated algal biomass: a review

M Hazaimeh - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Due to human activity and natural processes, heavy metal contamination frequently affects
the earth's water resources. The pollution can be categorized as resistant and persistent …

Responses of Dunaliella sp. AL-1 to chromium and copper: Biochemical and physiological studies

J Elleuch, J Thabet, I Ghribi, H Jabeur, LE Hernández… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae have gained recognition as versatile candidates for the remediation of heavy
metals (HMs). This study investigated the biosorption potential of Dunaliella sp. AL1 for …

Bioremediation of chromium (VI) and arsenic (III) using isolated microalgal (Chlorella thermophilia): Analysis of growth, biomolecular compositions (carbohydrate …

A Ganguly, S Nag, TK Bhowmick, K Gayen - Algal Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Microalgae are under research focus for the production of bio-fuels by bioremediation of
different kinds of wastewater like industry and municipality and other sources. The current …

Algae-bacterial aquaculture can enhance heavy metals (Pb2+ and Cd2+) remediation and water re-use efficiency of synthetic streams

PS Chandrashekharaiah, Y Gupte, P Sarkar… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
The synergistic interaction between algae and bacteria can be exploited to develop the next-
generation wastewater treatment systems as the traditional activated sludge process are …

Removal of Cadmium and Lead from Synthetic Wastewater Using Galdieria sulphuraria

HL Kharel, I Shrestha, M Tan, T Selvaratnam - Environments, 2023 - mdpi.com
The strain of red microalgae Galdieria sulphuraria CCMEE 5587.1 was evaluated in a
controlled laboratory environment for its ability to tolerate and remove two heavy metal (HM) …

Chlorella pyrenoidosa as a potential bioremediator: Its tolerance and molecular responses to cadmium and lead

Y Ran, D Sun, X Liu, L Zhang, Z Niu, T Chai… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Heavy metal contamination negatively affects plants and animals in water as well as soils.
Some microalgae can remove heavy metal contaminants from wastewater. The aim of this …

A Sensitive Response Index Selection for Rapid Assessment of Heavy Metals Toxicity to the Photosynthesis of Chlorella pyrenoidosa Based on Rapid Chlorophyll …

T Gan, G Yin, N Zhao, X Tan, Y Wang - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Heavy metals as toxic pollutants have important impacts on the photosynthesis of
microalgae, thus seriously threatening the normal material circulation and energy flow of the …

Differences in bioaccumulation of Ni and Zn by microalgae in the presence of fulvic acid

G Zhang, B Yang, L Shao, F Li, Y Leng, X Chen - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In the presence of dissolved organic matter, the mechanism of algal bioaccumulation of
different metals is complex, and its significance goes far beyond the alga-metal binary …

Approaches to rapid screening of pharmaceutical xenobiotic effects on microalgae via monitoring of photosynthetic apparatus condition

AE Solovchenko, SG Vasilieva, P Zaitsev… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
Pharmaceuticals (mostly antibiotics and non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs) are hazardous
micropollutants (HMP). Incomplete degradation of the HMP leads to their persistence in the …