Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2024
- Editors: José Carlos Magalhães Pires, Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves, Eva Margarida de Azevedo Campos Salgado
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 1 2 7 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 2 1 2 8 - 6
Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae discusses different mechanisms used by microalgae to treat various gaseous streams, wastewaters, and pollution bioremedi… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae discusses different mechanisms used by microalgae to treat various gaseous streams, wastewaters, and pollution bioremediation. In addition, the advantages of the application of microalgal biomass in the agricultural and food/feed sectors are presented and bioenergy from microalgae with a view to sustainability is explored. The present covers the use of microalgal cultures in various applications, such as: the treatment of gaseous streams by removing various contaminants, wastewater treatment through the removal of several pollutants, biomass valorization for agriculture purposes, bioenergy from microalgae, and industrial integration of all these processes in a biorefinery concept.
Finally, the book emphasizes the importance of gathering scientific knowledge to overcome drawbacks related to microalgal production and develops the concept of biorefinery based on microalgal biomass for a more sustainable future.
- Presents recent advances and future trends in the microalgal field
- Provides an integrated point-of-view of the applications as a concept of biorefinery based on microalgal biomass for a more sustainable future
- Explores wastewater treatment, heavy metals, environmental contaminants, and nutrient recovery in relation to microalgae cultivation
- Emphasizes sustainability aspects of microalgae cultivation and processing which provides an outlook on the integrated processes available that can enhance the biomass production and its environmental impact
Academic researchers interested in microalgal technologies, students in the field of chemical, biological, environmental, and agricultural engineering, chemical, biological, environmental, and agricultural engineers, engineers in the field of refinery and bioenergy, and academic and industry researchers in the fields of marine biology, aquatic biology, and aquaculture
Part I. Introduction
1. Microalgae cultivation techniques and its sustainable elements
Part II. Gaseous stream treatment
2. CO2 uptake into biomass for carbon neutrality of processes
3. Removal of NOx and SOx from flue gases
4. Biogas desulfurization and calorific value enhancement
Part III. Water treatment
5. Wastewater treatment from several sources
6. Heavy metals removal by microalgae
7. Contaminants of emerging concern
8. Nutrient recovery from wastewater
Part IV. Sustainable agriculture
9. Green agriculture: application of microalgae and impact on crop production on soil quality
10. Algae biostimulants
11. Microalgae as food and feed products
Part V. Energetic sustainability
12. Biofuels from microalgae
13. Microalgae conversion processes for biofuel
14. Microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cells for electricity generation
Part VI. Process integration in the industry
15. Biorefinery concept based on microalgal biomass
16. Integration of anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation
17-20. Industrial case study 1-4
1. Microalgae cultivation techniques and its sustainable elements
Part II. Gaseous stream treatment
2. CO2 uptake into biomass for carbon neutrality of processes
3. Removal of NOx and SOx from flue gases
4. Biogas desulfurization and calorific value enhancement
Part III. Water treatment
5. Wastewater treatment from several sources
6. Heavy metals removal by microalgae
7. Contaminants of emerging concern
8. Nutrient recovery from wastewater
Part IV. Sustainable agriculture
9. Green agriculture: application of microalgae and impact on crop production on soil quality
10. Algae biostimulants
11. Microalgae as food and feed products
Part V. Energetic sustainability
12. Biofuels from microalgae
13. Microalgae conversion processes for biofuel
14. Microalgae-assisted microbial fuel cells for electricity generation
Part VI. Process integration in the industry
15. Biorefinery concept based on microalgal biomass
16. Integration of anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation
17-20. Industrial case study 1-4
- No. of pages: 450
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443221279
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José Carlos Magalhães Pires
Dr. José Carlos Magalhães Pires is an Assistant Researcher at the University of Porto, Portugal. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto and brings more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in environmental sciences and process systems engineering. His research is focused on biomass production, sustainable macro- and microalgal cultivation practices, and applications of microalgae in water treatment and bioenergy. He has led the development of 7 books, including Elsevier’s Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage and Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae (in development).
Affiliations and expertise
Universidade do PortoAE
Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves
AF Esteves graduated in Environmental Engineering, by FEUP in 2019. AF Esteves is currently a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. The PhD, entitled Light optimisation on microalgae cultivation and production of high-value products: from laboratory to pilot scale, aimed the intensification of microalgal biomass production and the content in high-value products, optimising the light supply. Her work also includes the application of stress conditions to infer about its effect on biochemical composition of the biomass. She published 7 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (3 as first author), 4 book chapters and her research work was discussed in 3 international meetings and in 3 national meetings.
Affiliations and expertise
LEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto.
LSRE-LCM - Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
ALiCE — Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, PortuEC
Eva Margarida de Azevedo Campos Salgado
EM Salgado is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal. She graduated in Bioengineering specialising in Biological Engineering, by FEUP in 2021.She published 2 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, 1 as the first author, and 2 book chapters, 1 as the first author. Her research work was discussed in 5 international meetings, winning the best poster award in one of them. Her research interests include the use of microalgal cultures for wastewater treatment, removal of contaminants of emerging concern such as siloxanes, biogas upgrading, and employing innovative photobioreactor designs in these processes under the principles of a circular economy.
Affiliations and expertise
LEPABE – Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto. ALiCE — Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal