Microalgae–a promising tool for heavy metal remediation

KS Kumar, HU Dahms, EJ Won, JS Lee… - … and environmental safety, 2015 - Elsevier
Biotechnology of microalgae has gained popularity due to the growing need for novel
environmental technologies and the development of innovative mass-production …

Algal–bacterial processes for the treatment of hazardous contaminants: a review

R Muñoz, B Guieysse - Water research, 2006 - Elsevier
Microalgae enhance the removal of nutrients, organic contaminants, heavy metals, and
pathogens from domestic wastewater and furnish an interesting raw material for the …

A new insight into cell walls of Chlorophyta

PH Baudelet, G Ricochon, M Linder, L Muniglia - Algal Research, 2017 - Elsevier
Green microalgae, and Chlorophyta in particular, are considered as a renewable source of
valuable chemicals for biofuel, nutraceutical or pharmaceutical industries, among others …

Heavy metal detoxification in eukaryotic microalgae

HV Perales-Vela, JM Peña-Castro… - Chemosphere, 2006 - Elsevier
Microalgae are aquatic organisms possessing molecular mechanisms that allow them to
discriminate non-essential heavy metals from those essential ones for their growth. The …

Biodegradation of cyanide containing effluents by Scenedesmus obliquus

F Gurbuz, H Ciftci, A Akcil - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Biological degradation of cyanide has been shown a viable and robust process for
degrading cyanide in mining process wastewaters. Several algal cultures can effectively …

Coupling wastewater treatment, biomass, lipids, and biodiesel production of some green microalgae

MM El-Sheekh, HR Galal, ASHH Mousa… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
This study demonstrates the combination of wastewater treatment and green microalgae
cultivation for the low-cost production of lipids as a feedstock for biodiesel production. Three …

Outdoor pilot trial integrating a sidestream microalgae process for the treatment of centrate under non optimal climate conditions

F Marazzi, M Bellucci, S Rossi, R Fornaroli, E Ficara… - Algal Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to assess the efficiency of a pilot-scale bubble-column reactor to
remove nitrogen in centrate from the biosolid dewatering of a municipal wastewater …

[HTML][HTML] Morphological and cellular organization of green microalgae to cope with cold stress in subarctic environment

M González-Hourcade, D Fernando, FG Gentili - Algal Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are one of the most widely dispersed living organisms on Earth and can be
found even in extreme environments. Especially in such habitats, the microalgal cell wall …

Impact of wastewater derived dissolved interfering compounds on growth, enzymatic activity and trace organic contaminant removal of white rot fungi–a critical review

MB Asif, FI Hai, J Hou, WE Price, LD Nghiem - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
White-rot fungi (WRF) and their ligninolytic enzymes have been investigated for the removal
of a broad spectrum of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) mostly from synthetic wastewater …

Effect of indigo dye effluent on the growth, biomass production and phenotypic plasticity of Scenedesmus quadricauda(Chlorococcales)

MA Chia, RI Musa - Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
The effect of indigo dye effluent on the freshwater microalga Scenedesmus quadricauda
ABU12 was investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. The microalga was …