Microalgae wastewater treatment: Biological and technological approaches

F Wollmann, S Dietze, JU Ackermann… - Engineering in Life …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
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 as multi-functional options in modern agriculture: current trends, prospects and challenges

N Renuka, A Guldhe, R Prasanna, P Singh… - Biotechnology advances, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Algae are a group of ubiquitous photosynthetic organisms comprising eukaryotic green
algae and Gram-negative prokaryotic cyanobacteria, which have immense potential as a …

Effect of temperature and light on the growth of algae species: A review

SP Singh, P Singh - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Algae are fast growing biomass and can be converted to Biodiesel fuel. The demand of
biodiesel is growing worldwide. Microalgae need a light: dark regime for productive …

Advances in plant growth-promoting bacterial inoculant technology: formulations and practical perspectives (1998–2013)

Y Bashan, LE de-Bashan, SR Prabhu, JP Hernandez - Plant and soil, 2014‏ - Springer
Background Inoculation of plants to enhance yield of crops and performance of other plants
is a century old, proven technology for rhizobia and a newer venue for plant growth …

Ammonium utilization in microalgae: A sustainable method for wastewater treatment

G Salbitani, S Carfagna - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
In plant cells, ammonium is considered the most convenient nitrogen source for cell
metabolism. However, despite ammonium being the preferred N form for microalgae, at …

Nitrate removal from drinking water with a focus on biological methods: a review

F Rezvani, MH Sarrafzadeh, S Ebrahimi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2019‏ - Springer
This article summarizes several developed and industrial technologies for nitrate removal
from drinking water, including physicochemical and biological techniques, with a focus on …

Perspectives on the feasibility of using microalgae for industrial wastewater treatment

Y Wang, SH Ho, CL Cheng, WQ Guo, D Nagarajan… - Bioresource …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Although microalgae can serve as an appropriate alternative feedstock for biofuel
production, the high microalgal cultivation cost has been a major obstacle for …

Microalgae as feedstock for bioactive polysaccharides

L Tounsi, F Hentati, HB Hlima, M Barkallah… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Due to the increase in industrial demand for new biosourced molecules (notably bioactive
exopolysaccharides (EPS)), microalgae are gaining popularity because of their nutraceutical …

The role of oxygen regulation and algal growth parameters in hydrogen production via biophotolysis

MA Javed, AM Zafar, AA Hassan, AA Zaidi… - Journal of …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
One of the biggest challenges for hydrogen (H 2) production via biophotolysis is the
sensitivity of the process to oxygen (O 2), which is the primary inhibitor of the hydrogenase …

Characterization of a microalga Chlorella sp. well adapted to highly concentrated municipal wastewater for nutrient removal and biodiesel production

Y Li, YF Chen, P Chen, M Min, W Zhou, B Martinez… - Bioresource …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
The feasibility of growing Chlorella sp. in the centrate, a highly concentrated municipal
wastewater stream generated from activated sludge thickening process, for simultaneous …