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.
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction1. 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
Authors
Jos� Carlos Magalh�es Pires Universidade do Porto. Dr. Jos� Carlos Magalh�es Pires is an Assistant Researcher at the University of Porto, Portugal. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto and brings more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in environmental sciences and process systems engineering. His research is focused on biomass production, sustainable macro- and microalgal cultivation practices, and applications of microalgae in water treatment and bioenergy. He has led the development of 7 books, including Elsevier's Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage and Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae (in development). Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves LEPABE - Laborat�rio de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Qu�mica, 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. 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. Eva Margarida de Azevedo Campos Salgado LEPABE - Laborat�rio de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Departamento de Engenharia Qu�mica, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto. ALiCE - Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal. 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.
