Recent advances on microalgae cultivation for simultaneous biomass production and removal of wastewater pollutants to achieve circular economy
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1-2022
Abstract
Microalgae are known for containing high value compounds and its significant role in sequestering carbon di-oxide. This review mainly focuses on the emerging microalgae cultivation technologies such as nanomaterials technology that can improve light distribution during microalgae cultivation, attached cultivation and co -cultivation approaches that can improve growth and proliferation of algal cells, biomass yield and lipid accumulation in microalgal. This review includes a comprehensive discussion on the use of microbubbles technology to enhance aerated bubble capacity in photobioreactor to improve microalgal growth. This is fol-lowed by discussion on the role of microalgae as phycoremediation agent in removal of contaminants from wastewater, leading to better water quality and high productivity of shellfish. The review also includes techno-economic assessment of microalgae biorefinery technology, which is useful for scaling up the microalgal biofuel production system or integrated microalgae-shellfish cultivation system to support circular economy.
Keywords
Microalgae, Cultivation technology, Phycoremediation, Biomass, CO2 fixation
Divisions
ocean
Funders
Ministry of Education, Malaysia [56051],Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) , Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries program [UMT/CRIM/2-2/5 Jilid 2 (10)],Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) , Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries program [UMT/PPP/2-2/2/8 Jld 19 (118)],Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE) , Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries program [Vot 63933]
Publication Title
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume
364
Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
Publisher Location
THE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND