Research on biological processes for wastewater treatment (WWT) over the past decade has focused on the development of compact treatment processes at the expense of a high energy demand or a loss of valuable nutrients. The recent worldwide interest in the cultivation of microalgae for energy production, along with the need for more sustainable WWT processes, has turned microalgae-based WWT into a promising alternative to bacterial-based processes from an economic and environmental viewpoint. The O 2 produced photosynthetically by microalgae is used for the oxidation of organic matter and NH 4+ , while the autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism of algal-bacteria consortia can support an enhanced nutrient recovery. This chapter presents a critical state-of-the-art review of the basis and applications of microalgae in the context of WWT in this 21st century.

Posadas, E., Alcántara, C., García-Encina, P.a., Gouveia, L., Guieysse, B., Norvill, Z., et al. (2017). Microalgae cultivation in wastewater. In Microalgae-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts: From Feedstock Cultivation to End-Products (pp. 67-91). Elsevier Inc. [10.1016/B978-0-08-101023-5.00003-0].

Microalgae cultivation in wastewater

Congestri, R.;
2017-01-01

Abstract

Research on biological processes for wastewater treatment (WWT) over the past decade has focused on the development of compact treatment processes at the expense of a high energy demand or a loss of valuable nutrients. The recent worldwide interest in the cultivation of microalgae for energy production, along with the need for more sustainable WWT processes, has turned microalgae-based WWT into a promising alternative to bacterial-based processes from an economic and environmental viewpoint. The O 2 produced photosynthetically by microalgae is used for the oxidation of organic matter and NH 4+ , while the autotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism of algal-bacteria consortia can support an enhanced nutrient recovery. This chapter presents a critical state-of-the-art review of the basis and applications of microalgae in the context of WWT in this 21st century.
2017
Settore BIO/01 - BOTANICA GENERALE
English
Rilevanza internazionale
Capitolo o saggio
Algal-bacterial symbiosis; HRAP; Nutrient recovery; Organic matter removal; Process design; Engineering (all)
EuAlgae COST action 1408
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081010235
Posadas, E., Alcántara, C., García-Encina, P.a., Gouveia, L., Guieysse, B., Norvill, Z., et al. (2017). Microalgae cultivation in wastewater. In Microalgae-Based Biofuels and Bioproducts: From Feedstock Cultivation to End-Products (pp. 67-91). Elsevier Inc. [10.1016/B978-0-08-101023-5.00003-0].
Posadas, E; Alcántara, C; García-Encina, Pa; Gouveia, L; Guieysse, B; Norvill, Z; Acién, Fg; Markou, G; Congestri, R; Koreiviene, J; Muñoz, R
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