TY - JOUR
T1 - Algae and bacteria consortia for wastewater decontamination and transformation into biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, biofertilizers and animal feed
T2 - a review
AU - Anand, Uttpal
AU - Dey, Satarupa
AU - Parial, Dipannita
AU - Federici, Stefania
AU - Ducoli, Serena
AU - Bolan, Nanthi S.
AU - Dey, Abhijit
AU - Bontempi, Elza
N1 - Funding Information:
Open access funding provided by Università degli Studi di Brescia within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. The authors have not disclosed any funding.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s).
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - Traditional wastewater treatment has been aimed solely at sanitation by removing contaminants, yet actual issues of climate change and depletion of natural resources are calling for methods that both remove contaminants and convert waste into chemicals and fuels. In particular, biological treatments with synergic coupling of microalgae and bacteria appear promising to remove organic, inorganic, and pathogen contaminants and to generate biofuels. Here, we review the use of algae and bacteria in the treatment and valorization of wastewater with focus on cell-to-cell adhesion, wastewater properties, and techniques for algae harvesting and production of biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, exopolysaccarides, biofertilizers, and animal feeds.
AB - Traditional wastewater treatment has been aimed solely at sanitation by removing contaminants, yet actual issues of climate change and depletion of natural resources are calling for methods that both remove contaminants and convert waste into chemicals and fuels. In particular, biological treatments with synergic coupling of microalgae and bacteria appear promising to remove organic, inorganic, and pathogen contaminants and to generate biofuels. Here, we review the use of algae and bacteria in the treatment and valorization of wastewater with focus on cell-to-cell adhesion, wastewater properties, and techniques for algae harvesting and production of biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, exopolysaccarides, biofertilizers, and animal feeds.
KW - Biodiesel and bioethanol production
KW - Biofertilizer production
KW - Emerging contaminants removal
KW - Microalgae
KW - Nutrient removal
KW - Wastewater treatment and bioremediation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85146583517&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10311-023-01562-w
DO - 10.1007/s10311-023-01562-w
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85146583517
SN - 1610-3653
JO - Environmental Chemistry Letters
JF - Environmental Chemistry Letters
ER -
