Phycoremediation of wastewater for pollutant removal: a green approach to environmental protection and long-term remediation

SD Priyadharshini, PS Babu, S Manikandan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface and water bodies in many parts of the world are affected due to eutrophication,
contamination and depletion. The approach of wastewater treatment using algae for …

Microalgae-based biotechnology as alternative biofertilizers for soil enhancement and carbon footprint reduction: Advantages and implications

JG Osorio-Reyes, HM Valenzuela-Amaro… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
Due to the constant growth of the human population and anthropological activity, it has
become necessary to use sustainable and affordable technologies that satisfy the current …

A review of methods, influencing factors and mechanisms for phosphorus recovery from sewage and sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants

H Lin, Y Wang, Y Dong - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Phosphorus is related to global human food security, and the global reserves of phosphate
rock are gradually depleting. Phosphorus recovery from wastewater is urgently needed, both …

Roles of microalgae-based biofertilizer in sustainability of green agriculture and food-water-energy security nexus

TND Cao, H Mukhtar, LT Le, DPH Tran… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
For years, agrochemical fertilizers have been used in agriculture for crop production.
However, intensive utilization of chemical fertilizers is not an ecological and environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Can microalgae grown in wastewater reduce the use of inorganic fertilizers?

A Álvarez-González, E Uggetti, L Serrano… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Alternatives to conventional inorganic fertilizers are needed to cope with the growing global
population and contamination due to the production and use of those inorganic compounds …

Use of Microalgae for the Development of Biofertilizers and Biostimulants

JCA Braun, LM Colla - BioEnergy Research, 2023 - Springer
The use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture poses problems for the health of the soil and the
environment. Biofertilizers and microalgal biostimulants emerge as an alternative to reduce …

A novel wastewater-derived cascading algal biorefinery route for complete valorization of the biomass to biodiesel and value-added bioproducts

S Malik, A Shahid, MJ Betenbaugh, CG Liu… - Energy Conversion and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Integration of multiproduct algal biorefineries with wastewater treatment systems could offer
a sustainable approach to produce green products in a circular bioeconomy paradigm while …

Pollution prevention and waste phycoremediation by algal-based wastewater treatment technologies: The applications of high-rate algal ponds (HRAPs) and algal turf …

YK Leong, CY Huang, JS Chang - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Following the escalating human population growth and rapid urbanization, the tremendous
amount of urban and industrial waste released leads to a series of critical issues such as …

Microalgae as next generation plant growth additives: Functions, applications, challenges and circular bioeconomy based solutions

P Parmar, R Kumar, Y Neha, V Srivatsan - Frontiers in Plant Science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sustainable agriculture practices involve the application of environment-friendly plant
growth promoters and additives that do not negatively impact the health of the ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of wastewater grown microalgae for agricultural purposes: Contaminants of emerging concern, heavy metals and pathogens assessment

A Álvarez-González, E Uggetti, L Serrano… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the coming years, the use of microalgal biomass as agricultural biofertilizers has shown
promising results. The use of wastewater as culture medium has resulted in the reduction of …