Abstract
Treatment of wastewater prior to its disposal into surface water bodies is imperative and concomitant recovery of value-added products in this process can recover a part of the cost associated with wastewater treatment. In this regard, microalgae have been identified as a potential microorganism that can be cultured employing wastewater as a medium for the sequestration of atmospheric CO2, elimination of coliforms, removal of nutrients and organic matter, and removal of heavy metals, thus treating wastewater. Besides mitigating water pollution and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration, algae are also being utilized as a third-generation feedstock for the production of biofuels and other value-added products, like bioelectricity and antibiotics. This chapter articulates an overview of commonly used microalgal strains for wastewater treatment. Current strategies used for cultivating and harvesting of algae, factors affecting algal growth, nutrient assimilation and scope of biofuel and other valuable production from harvested algae from industrial or domestic wastewater treatment plants are being described in detail.
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