Sanjay Kumar GuptaFaizal Bux Editors
Application of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment
Volume1:Domesticand IndustrialWastewaterTreatment
Application ofMicroalgaeinWastewaterTreatment
SanjayKumar GuptaFaizal BuxEditors
ApplicationofMicroalgaein WastewaterTreatment
Volume1:DomesticandIndustrialWastewaterTreatment
EditorsSanjay Kumar GuptaEnvironmental Engineering Department of Civil EngineeringIndian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi Delhi India
Faizal BuxTechnologies Durban University of Technology Institute for Water and WastewaterDurban South Africa
ISBN 978-3-030-13912-4 ISBN 978-3-030-13913-1(eBook)
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Preface
In the past few decades algal technologies have been one of the extensively studiedfields of biological sciences for numerous environmental biological biomedical and industrial applications. Microalgae are one of the simplest photosynthetic life-forms which have an amazing potential of growing in very harsh environmental conditions. Microalgae hold amazing potential for the sequestration of variousnutrients from water to carbon dioxide from the air. These organisms hold greatpotential and are desperately required for sustainable and renewable management of food fodder and fuels. Algal biomass can be used for food bioremediation biofuels and a number of chemicals. Microalgae have a capacity to produce poly- mers toxins fatty acids and enzymes which can be useful for pharmaceutical nutraceutical and cosmeceutical developments. The present book Application ofof the characteristic features of various types of microalgae diatoms and blue- Algal Technologies for Wastewater Treatment Volume I deals with the applicationthis book provides a brief introduction to the global perspective of phycoremedia- green algae for the treatment of domestic and industrial wastewater. Chapter 1 oftion technologies. The authors have provided an overview and current status of algae-based bioremediation and the challenges towards achieving globalamqeuessns
ary differences pared to green algae but serve as a sink for greenhouse gas. Diatoms are heterokonts which are highly diverse and have significant evolution-About 20% of the total photosynthetic carbon dioxide fixation and 40% of annualbio-indicators as their population diversity reflects the environmental conditions of marine primary productivity depend on diatoms. Diatoms have great potential astheir oceanic or riverine ecosystems. The ease of their detection and versatility across different eco-systems plements their sensitivity to many physicochemi-tion about the current research on the potential advantages and lacuna pertinent to cal and biological changes. Chapter 2 and Chapter 15 provide detailed informa-the utilization of diatoms for domestic and industrial wastewater remediation.
