Biobiomass Production in the Phycoremediation of Dairy Industry Effluents

Abstract

Dairy products are now part of many people's diets. In 2017 global production was 700 million tons of milk, which are marketed in the form of liquid milk (54%), yogurt and fermented milk (16%), cheese (7%) and other products. The regions of the world with the highest production are Asia (30%), the European Union (28%) and North and Central America (18%). Revenues from this industry, in 2017, were 45 billion U.S. dollars, with France, Ireland and Germany controlling much of the market (34%).