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Feasibility, challenges, and future prospects of microalgae-based bioremediation technique for removing microplastics from wastewater
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This opinion piece assessed the feasibility, challenges, and future prospects of using microalgae-based bioremediation to remove emerging contaminants from wastewater, highlighting the potential of microalgae while noting scale-up challenges and selectivity limitations.
OPINION article Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 19 October 2023Sec. Industrial Biotechnology Volume 11 - 2023 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1288439
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