The Use of Microalgae for Coupling Wastewater Treatment with CO2 biofixation
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Production and emission of CO2 from different sources have caused significant changes in the climate, which is the major concern related to global warming. Among other CO2 removal approaches, microalgae can efficiently remove CO2 through the rapid production of algal biomass. In addition, microalgae have the potential to be used in wastewater treatment. Although, wastewater treatment and CO2 removal by microalgae have been studied separately for a long time, there is no detailed information available on combining both processes. In this chapter, microalgae-based CO2 biofixation, various microalgae cultivation systems, and microalgae-derived wastewater treatment are separately discussed, followed by the concept of integration of CO2 biofixation process and wastewater treatment. In each section, details of energy efficiency and differences across microalgae species are also given.
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- Authors
- Molazadeh, M., Ahmadzadeh, H., Pourianfar, H. R., Lyon, S., & Rampelotto, P. H.
- Affiliations
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (IR)
- Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (IR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Ahmadzadeh, Hossein
- Venue
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2019-03-19
- Volume
- 7
- Pages
- 42-42
- ISSN
- 2296-4185 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC6433782
- OpenAlex
- W2923577318
- Cited by
- 321
- References
- 101
- Citations by year
- 2026: 25 · 2025: 45 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 51 · 2022: 68 · 2021: 44 · 2020: 36 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 1.48
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
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- Locations
- Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Waste Management and Disposal › Wastewater Treatment and Reuse
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Keywords
- microalgae, CO2 biofixation, wastewater treatment, algal biomass production, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation
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