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AuthorSanjeet, Mehariya
AuthorDas, Probir
AuthorThaher, Mahmoud Ibrahim
AuthorAbdul Quadir, Mohammed
AuthorKhan, Shoyeb
AuthorSayadi, Sami
AuthorHawari, Alaa H.
AuthorVerma, Pradeep
AuthorBhatia, Shashi Kant
AuthorKarthikeyan, Obulisamy Parthiba
AuthorZuorro, Antonio
AuthorAl-Jabri, Hareb
Available date2024-03-13T10:12:41Z
Publication Date2024-01-17
Publication NameChemosphere
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141245
CitationMehariya, S., Das, P., Thaher, M. I., Quadir, M. A., Khan, S., Sayadi, S., ... & Al-Jabri, H. (2024). Microalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater. Chemosphere, 351, 141245.
ISSN0045-6535
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653524001383
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/53026
AbstractWater crisis around the world leads to a growing interest in emerging contaminants (ECs) that can affect human health and the environment. Research showed that thousands of compounds from domestic consumers, such as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), personal care products (PCPs), and pharmaceuticals active compounds (PhAcs), could be found in wastewater in concentration mostly from ng L−1 to μg L−1. However, generally, wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are not designed to remove these ECs from wastewater to their discharge levels. Scientists are looking for economically feasible biotreatment options enabling the complete removal of ECs before discharge. Microalgae cultivation in domestic wastewater is likely a feasible approach for removing emerging contaminants and simultaneously removing any residual organic nutrients. Microalgal growth rate and contaminants removal efficiency could be affected by various factors, including light intensity, CO2 addition, presence of different nutrients, etc., and these parameters could greatly help make microalgae treatment more efficient. Furthermore, the algal biomass harvests could be repurposed to produce various bulk chemicals such as sustainable aviation fuel, biofuel, bioplastic, and biochar; this could significantly enhance the economic viability. Therefore, this review summarizes the microalgae-based bioprocess and their mechanisms for removing different ECs from different wastewaters and highlights the different strategies to improve the ECs removal efficiency. Furthermore, this review shows the role of different ECs in biomass profile and the relevance of using ECs-treated microalgae biomass to produce green products, as well as highlights the challenges and future research recommendations.
SponsorThis work was funded by Qatar National Research Fund, Qatar (QNRF) - grant no. (MME01-0910-190028 ).
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectWastewater
Emerging contaminant
Microalgae
Green products
Sustainable aviation fuel
TitleMicroalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater
TypeArticle
Volume Number351
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
ESSN1879-1298
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