The water resource crisis and concerns with environmental pollution are pushing for
upgrading of conventional wastewater treatment process. Microalgae-based wastewater …

The treatment of different types of wastewater by physicochemical or biological (non-
microalgal) methods could often be either inefficient or energy-intensive. Microalgae are …

The potential of microalgae as an alternative energy source has been adequately studied.
However, exclusive use of microalgae as an energy feedstocks cannot warrant their …

The development of anthropogenic activities has led to an excessive disposal of wastes into
water bodies, thus reducing water quality and damaging aquatic ecosystems. To avoid the …

Due to diminishing petroleum reserves and deleterious environmental consequences of
exhaust gases from fossil-based fuels, research on renewable and environment friendly …

Microalgal biodiesel has emerged as an environment friendly alternative to the existing
fossil fuels. The commercial production of this biodiesel is still challenging due to several …

Biofuel derived from microalgae has developed as an environmentally benign alternative to
conventional fossil fuels. Mass production of this biofuel remains difficult due to several of …

Wastewaters from agro-industrial and industrial sources have significant organic matter
contents, and some also contain oil and grease, heavy metals and toxic chemicals. Limits …

Disposal of wastewater often results in high nutrient loading into aquatic environments,
which may lead to favorable conditions for undesirable phytoplankton blooms. Microalgae …

The economically significant production of carbon-neutral biodiesel from microalgae has
been hailed as the ultimate alternative to depleting resources of petro-diesel due to its high …