The promising way to treat wastewater by microalgae: Approaches, mechanisms, applications and challenges

Y Song, L Wang, X Qiang, W Gu, Z Ma… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have become an important means of wastewater treatment. As a sustainable
and economical method of wastewater treatment, microalgae not only purify wastewater …

Microalgal biorefinery concepts' developments for biofuel and bioproducts: Current perspective and bottlenecks

R Sivaramakrishnan, S Suresh, S Kanwal… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microalgae have received much interest as a biofuel feedstock. However, the economic
feasibility of biofuel production from microalgae does not satisfy capital investors. Apart from …

Study and evaluation of the characteristics of saline wastewater (brine) produced by desalination and industrial plants

A Panagopoulos - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021 - Springer
Desalination and industrial plants all around the world generate large amounts of saline
wastewater (brine). The discharge of brine from facilities poses a severe environmental …

Strategies and challenges to enhance commercial viability of algal biorefineries for biofuel production

M Kashyap, S Chakraborty, A Kumari, A Rai… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rise in energy consumption would quadruple in the coming century and the, existing
energy resources might be insufficient to meet the demand of the growing population. An …

Utilization of nitrogen-rich agricultural waste streams by microalgae for the production of protein and value-added compounds

S Khan, P Das, MI Thaher, M AbdulQuadir… - Current Opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current food and feed production practices via agricultural processes generate waste
streams often rich in nitrogen. Conversion of the nitrogen in agricultural waste into valuable …

Heavy metal tolerance in microalgae: detoxification mechanisms and applications

M Chakravorty, M Nanda, B Bisht, R Sharma, S Kumar… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
The proficiency of microalgae to resist heavy metals has potential to be beneficial in
resolving various environmental challenges. Global situations such as the need for cost …

Microalgae from wastewaters to wastelands: Leveraging microalgal research conducive to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals

K Singh, FA Ansari, KN Ingle, SK Gupta… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The scientific evidence on applications of microalgae in bioremediation of wastewaters,
increasing agricultural productivity, and biomass production strengthens their potential in …

Biofuel recovery from microalgae biomass grown in dairy wastewater treated with activated sludge: The next step in sustainable production

HV de Mendonca, MH Otenio, L Marchao… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae biofuel could be the next step in avoiding the excessive use of fossil fuels and
reducing negative impacts on the environment. In the present study, two species of …

A review on biodiesel production by algal biomass: Outlook on lifecycle assessment and techno-economic analysis

PR Yaashikaa, MK Devi, PS Kumar, E Pandian - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Depletion of fossil fuels and the need for an eco-friendly substitute has resulted in utilizing
biological materials for producing biofuels. Algae is one of the biological species that act as …

Extraction methods of algae oils for the production of third generation biofuels–A review

D Chaos-Hernández, HE Reynel-Ávila… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are the main source of third-generation biofuels because they have a lipid
content of 20–70%, can be abundantly produced and do not compete in the food market …