The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis

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Autor(a) principal: Souza, Andreza de Lima
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Cordeiro, Marcelle Candido, Lima, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de, Souza, Carla Patricia Figueiredo Antunes de
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista Veras
Texto Completo: https://ojs.brazilianjournals.com.br/ojs/index.php/BRJD/article/view/33946
Resumo: After the Second Industrial Revolution, the use of fossil fuels increased due to growth of cities. The burning of these fuels results in air pollution, which can cause health problems in the most sensitive population, environmental impacts due to SO2, and CO2 emissions in the atmosphere that add to the greenhouse effect. The unbridled consumption of fossil fuels, a non-renewable resource, has stimulated many countries to invest in different types of renewable energies including biofuels. Biofuels can be produced from agricultural crops (first generation); residual biomass from the agricultural sector, which are not fit to the human consumption (second generation); residual microalgae biomass (third generation); and genetically modified microalgae biomass (fourth generation). The microalgae have become an attractive resource for biofuel production because they do not require arable lands for their cultivation and can use wastewater as growth medium, while simultaneously treating this effluent by assimilating the pollutants presents in these waters (nitrogen, phosphorus, and metals). The aim of this work is to analyze the relevance of microalgae applied for wastewater treatment and biofuels production, through an exploratory literature review. Wastewater treatment using microalgae is well documented and presents efficient results for biofuels production; nevertheless the use of microalgae is still in the development phase and the major barrier being economic viability. Additional studies are recommended that explore more microalgae species and focus on genetic engineering to make this biotechnology economically viable.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
title The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
spellingShingle The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
Souza, Andreza de Lima
Microalgae
Wastewater treatment
Biomass
Biofuel
Biorefineries. Biotechnology.
title_short The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
title_full The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
title_fullStr The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
title_full_unstemmed The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
title_sort The importance of microalgae biotechnology to the wastewater treatment and biofuels production/ A importância da biotecnologia das microalgas para o tratamento de águas residuais e a produção de biocombustíveis
author Souza, Andreza de Lima
author_facet Souza, Andreza de Lima
Cordeiro, Marcelle Candido
Lima, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de
Souza, Carla Patricia Figueiredo Antunes de
author_role author
author2 Cordeiro, Marcelle Candido
Lima, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de
Souza, Carla Patricia Figueiredo Antunes de
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza, Andreza de Lima
Cordeiro, Marcelle Candido
Lima, Anna Cristina Pinheiro de
Souza, Carla Patricia Figueiredo Antunes de
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Microalgae
Wastewater treatment
Biomass
Biofuel
Biorefineries. Biotechnology.
topic Microalgae
Wastewater treatment
Biomass
Biofuel
Biorefineries. Biotechnology.
description After the Second Industrial Revolution, the use of fossil fuels increased due to growth of cities. The burning of these fuels results in air pollution, which can cause health problems in the most sensitive population, environmental impacts due to SO2, and CO2 emissions in the atmosphere that add to the greenhouse effect. The unbridled consumption of fossil fuels, a non-renewable resource, has stimulated many countries to invest in different types of renewable energies including biofuels. Biofuels can be produced from agricultural crops (first generation); residual biomass from the agricultural sector, which are not fit to the human consumption (second generation); residual microalgae biomass (third generation); and genetically modified microalgae biomass (fourth generation). The microalgae have become an attractive resource for biofuel production because they do not require arable lands for their cultivation and can use wastewater as growth medium, while simultaneously treating this effluent by assimilating the pollutants presents in these waters (nitrogen, phosphorus, and metals). The aim of this work is to analyze the relevance of microalgae applied for wastewater treatment and biofuels production, through an exploratory literature review. Wastewater treatment using microalgae is well documented and presents efficient results for biofuels production; nevertheless the use of microalgae is still in the development phase and the major barrier being economic viability. Additional studies are recommended that explore more microalgae species and focus on genetic engineering to make this biotechnology economically viable.
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