Bioprocess for Algal Biofuels Production

Dhanker, Raunak; Tiwari, Archana

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-7070-4_4

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“…Microscopic algae are generally photosynthetic eukaryotes that have the potential to be produced in mass with the least amount of investment (Banerjee et al, 2023). These microalgae have been utilized for the same reason as a tool for the removal of various contaminants from the environment (Dhanker & Tiwari, 2021;Dhanker et al, 2022;Mathew et al, 2022). The wastewater treatment by these microbes results in the decreased COD (chemical oxygen demand) (Paddock et al, 2020) of the treated sewage, and this effluent sewage later used for biogas production has shown a 25% increase in methane gas production (Vassalle et al, 2020;Srimongkol et al, 2022).…”

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Modern Advancement in Biotechnological Applications for Wastewater Treatment through Microalgae: a Review

Goyal

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Hussain

et al. 2023

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Microalgae are microscopic organisms that have a broad range of applications, from wastewater treatment, CO 2 mitigation to therapeutic proteins, and pharmaceuticals. Recently, the combination of wastewater treatment-based microalgae and the use of the obtained biomass as biofertilizers/stimulants/pesticides have been highly emphasized for their use in the agriculture field. Biofertilizers are a need of today's agriculture practices due to the increasing demand for food to feed a hungry planet while avoiding chemical contamination by the over-application of synthetic fertilizers. There is a constant need for modern techniques for the use of microalgae in a sustainable manner to harness their products to their full extent. Various types of bioreactors are available on the market, each with its own advantages and disadvantages, which, based on their efficiency, can be used for microalgae cultivation. This review aims at reporting recent developments in microalgae biotechnology, especially related to CO 2 mitigation, wastewater purification, biofuel, feedstock, future food, therapeutic proteins, pharmaceuticals, and biofertilizers, highlighting some of the current research in this field and future development priorities.

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