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Published Feb 15, 2017

Megan Chagin

Darren J. Brewer  

Abstract

Developing microalgae on wastewater offers new bits of knowledge for the microalgae business and in addition the wastewater treatment industry. The utilization of wastewaters for developing microalgae is essential keeping in mind the end goal to decrease the cost of microalgae creation. This is an essential for microalgae to enter the vitality advertise through biofuels. The wastewater treatment industry is confronting difficulties, (for example, micro pollutants destiny) that instigate the improvement of different options. Microalgae-related procedures can be an intriguing other option to the traditional enacted slime prepare. In spite of these two open doors, numerous innovative work challenges have still to be overcome keeping in mind the end goal to benefit from the maximum capacity of the blend of microalgae creation and wastewater treatment, to be specific in the advancement of vigorous, beneficial wastewater-adjusted micro algal species, and in the change and development of development and downstream preparing frameworks which will take into consideration better development, collecting and transformation of the algal biomass.

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Keywords

Microalgae, Wastewater, Environment, Sustainable Development, Biofuel

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How to Cite
Chagin, M., & Brewer, D. J. (2017). Bio-refinery for Wastewater Remediation: How to Adopt Microalgae? (Part II). Science Insights, 2017(2), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.15354/si.17.re006
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