Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae - 9780443221279

Advances in Sustainable Applications of MicroalgaeAuthor(s): Jos Carlos Magalhes Pires, Ana Filipa Cruz Esteves, Eva Margarida de Azevedo Campos Salgado\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division, United States\nImprint: Woodhead Publishing\nISBN-13: 9780443221279, 978-0443221279\nSynopsis\nAdvances 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 in.