Microalgae bioreactor for nutrient removal and resource recovery from wastewater in the paradigm of circular economy
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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77197Metadatos
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Leyva Díaz, Juan CarlosEditorial
Ashok Pandey
Materia
Wastewater Microalgae Circular economy Resource recovery Biodiesel
Fecha
2022-09-14Referencia bibliográfica
Díaz, V., Leyva-Díaz, J.C., Almécija, M.C., Poyatos, J.M., Muñío, M.M., Martín-Pascual, J., 2022. Microalgae bioreactor for nutrient removal and resource recovery from wastewater in the paradigm of circular economy. Bioresource Technology 363, 127968
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Universidad de Granada / CBUA; Junta de Andalucía and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [P18-TP-4732]Resumen
Every day, large quantities of wastewater are discharged from various sources that could be reused. Wastewater
contains nutrients such as nitrogen or phosphorus, which can be recovered. Microalgae-based technologies have
attracted attention in this sector, as they are able to bioremediate wastewater, harnessing its nutrients and
generating algal biomass useful for different downstream uses, as well as having other advantages. There are
multiple species of microalgae capable of growing in wastewater, achieving nutrient removal efficiencies surpassing
70%. On the other hand, microalgae contain lipids that can be extracted for energy recovery in biodiesel.
Currently, there are several methods of lipid extraction from microalgae. Other biofuels can also be obtained
from microalgae biomass, such as bioethanol, biohydrogen or biogas. This review also provides information on
bioenergy products and products in the agri-food industry as well as in the field of human health based on
microalgae biomass within the concept of circular bioeconomy.