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Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae

  • 1st Edition - October 29, 2024
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: José Carlos Magalhães Pires, Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves, Eva Margarida de Azevedo Campos Salgado
  • Language: English

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Description

Advances 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.

Key features

  • 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

Readership

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

Table of contents

Part I. Introduction

1. Microalgae: a vision for sustainability

2. State-of-the-art: microalgae production systems and microalgae applications

Part II. Gaseous stream treatment

3. Carbon dioxide uptake into biomass for carbon neutrality of processes

4. Biogas purification and calorific value enhancement

5. Boosting wastewater-cultivated microalgae metabolism via nanoparticle addition

Part III. Water treatment

6. Microalgal growth in urban wastewater: biomass production with nutrient removal

7. Microalgal role in sustainable business models for the textile industry

8. Heavy metals and other chemicals removal by microalgae

9. Microalgae in sewage treatment: tackling emerging contaminants and challenges

10. Nutrients recovery from wastewater by microalgae

Part IV. Sustainable agriculture

11. Microalgae as biobased fertilizers for sustainable agriculture

12. Microalgae as biobased pesticides for sustainable agriculture

13. Microalgae: green cell biofactories in food and feed supply chains

Part V. Energetic sustainability

14. Liquid biofuels from microalgae: production challenges

15. Biomass conversion technologies for a circular carbon economy

Part VI. Industrial case studies

16. Bioenergy and water recovery based on microalgae

17. Integration of anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation for efficient biofuel production from wastewater

18. Efficient separation of microalgal biomass from wastewater effluent

19. From lab to outdoors: microalgal process perspective for a step to reality

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: October 29, 2024
  • Language: English

About the editors

JP

José Carlos Magalhães Pires

Dr. José Carlos Magalhães Pires is a Senior Researcher at the University of Porto, Portugal. He holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the same institution and has over 18 years of experience in teaching and research within the fields of environmental sciences and process systems engineering. His research interests include process modeling and optimization, sustainable microalgal cultivation strategies, bioreactor design, and the applications of microalgae in water treatment, CO2 capture and bioenergy production.
Affiliations and expertise
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

AE

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, Portu

EC

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

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