Integration of Microalgal Based Processes in Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Wastewater Treatment and Reuse".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2020) | Viewed by 16884
Special Issue Editor
Interests: Applied ecology, with special concern on: Wastewater treatment and re-use (biological and chemical treatments, disinfection, removal of specific compounds); Water Pollution and management (pollution of rivers and lakes, management of water resources, ecological flow); Environmental Impact Assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The use of microalgae for wastewater treatment, also known as phycoremediation, has received growing interest in recent years, due to the potential low cost of the process and to the wide possibilities of resource recovery from microalgae from a circular economy perspective.
However, microalgae-based treatments are strongly dependent on the local climate and their overall performance depends on the activity of both microalgae and bacteria, always present in wastewater and in open systems. Another important point, which is increasingly emerging, is that on a full scale it is impossible to select the algal strain, and the properties of the produced biomass are strongly affected by the environmental and operating conditions, as well as by the chemical composition of the influent. Further, the composition of the microalgal population shows seasonal changes.
Among the different research topics, the Special Issue will include:
- Evaluation of the specific contribution of microalgae and bacteria in wastewater treatment
- Long-term experiences at full and pilot scale: removal efficiency of nutrients, metals and emerging and priority pollutants, disinfection.
- Knowledge and management of limiting factors
- Causes of sudden failures in microalgae cultures, including parasites and other biological interactions
- Valorisation of the microalgal biomass (anaerobic digestion, bioethanol and biodiesel, biofertilizers, feed for animals and aquaculture, extraction of selected compounds).
Manuscripts should provide insights into feasibility, including economic and technical aspects for full-scale implementation.
Dr. Valeria Mezzanotte
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Wastewater
- Microalgae/bacteria consortia
- Process and design optimization
- Limiting factors
- Valorization of microalgal biomass
