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ClearThe Microalgae Chlamydomonas for Bioremediation and Bioproduct Production
This review examines the potential of Chlamydomonas microalgae as a biotechnological tool for cleaning up contaminated wastewater and producing useful bioproducts. Researchers found that these fast-growing organisms can effectively remove pollutants including heavy metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants from water. The study highlights microalgae as a sustainable, cost-effective platform for both environmental remediation and the production of biofuels, biofertilizers, and other valuable compounds.
Removal of Microplastics from Industrial Wastewater Using Microalgae
This review examines the use of microalgae as a sustainable biological approach for removing microplastics from wastewater, covering mechanisms of MP attachment to algal surfaces, factors affecting removal efficiency, and prospects for integrating algae cultivation with wastewater treatment.
Microalgae-based bioremediation of refractory pollutants: an approach towards environmental sustainability
This review examines how microalgae can be used to clean up hard-to-remove pollutants, including microplastics, from contaminated environments. The authors highlight that microalgae-based bioremediation is a sustainable, eco-friendly approach that could help address the growing problem of microplastic pollution in waterways.
Recent Advances in Micro-/Nanoplastic (MNPs) Removal by Microalgae and Possible Integrated Routes of Energy Recovery
This review examined the interactions between micro- and nanoplastics and microalgae, covering how microalgae are affected by plastic particles and how they can in turn be used to remove plastics from aquatic environments. The authors identify microalgae-based systems as promising tools for combined plastic removal and biomass production.
Removals of Some High- and Low-Density Polyethylene (HDPE and LDPE), Polypropylene (PP) and Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Microplastics Using Some Microalgae Types, Energy Production and Energy Recovery
This review examines how microalgae can remove microplastics from wastewater alongside producing biofuels, combining pollution remediation with energy generation. Microalgal systems could offer a dual-benefit approach to reducing plastic contamination in water treatment effluents.
A critical review on remediation of microplastics using microalgae from aqueous system
This review explores using microalgae -- tiny photosynthetic organisms -- as a natural way to remove microplastics from water. Microalgae can capture and clump microplastic particles together, making them easier to filter out. Since microplastics in water systems are a growing concern for human health through drinking water and seafood, biological removal methods like this could offer a more sustainable cleanup approach.
Microalgal-based industry vs. microplastic pollution: Current knowledge and future perspectives
This review examines how microplastic pollution in water affects the growth, biomass yield, and photosynthetic activity of microalgae cultivated for industrial purposes such as biofuel and food production. Evidence shows that microplastic contamination at elevated concentrations can reduce microalgal biomass yields, threatening the viability of these industries. The authors identify bio-based materials like bacterial cellulose as promising tools for removing microplastics from microalgae cultivation water, representing a potential solution that avoids introducing further synthetic chemicals.
Microalgae wastewater treatment: Biological and technological approaches
This review examines how microalgae-based systems can be used to treat industrial wastewater, including water contaminated with microplastics and heavy metals. Researchers highlight the potential of both conventional and extremophilic microalgae species that thrive in harsh conditions like high temperatures or acidic environments. The study discusses practical applications where algae-based treatment has already been implemented, offering a biological approach to addressing water pollution challenges.
Efficiency of Microalgae Employment in Nutrient Removal (Nitrogen and Phosphorous) from Municipal Wastewater
This review examines how microalgae (tiny aquatic plants) can be used to remove nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from municipal wastewater. While not directly about microplastics, this research is relevant because effective wastewater treatment is one way to reduce the amount of microplastics that reach waterways and eventually the food chain.
Exploring the potential of microalgae in removal of microplastics from the environment and scope of this entity as feedstock for biofuel production
This review explores the potential of microalgae to capture and remove microplastics from aquatic environments, examining the mechanisms by which algal cells adsorb or aggregate plastic particles and discussing the feasibility of algae-based remediation at scale.
Exploring the Potential of Algae in the Mitigation of Plastic Pollution in Aquatic Environments
This review examined how algae can help mitigate plastic pollution in aquatic environments, finding that certain algal species can adsorb, degrade, or entrap microplastics, suggesting potential bioremediation applications though large-scale effectiveness remains to be demonstrated.
Interplay of plastic pollution with algae and plants: hidden danger or a blessing?
Researchers tested the ability of three microalgae species to remove microplastics from water through bioadhesion, finding that all three species could adsorb particles onto their surfaces. Removal efficiency depended on particle size, surface charge, and algae cell morphology.
Eradicating microplastics in wastewater: microalgae as a sustainable strategy
This review examines the use of microalgae as a sustainable strategy for removing microplastics from wastewater, discussing biosorption mechanisms, removal efficiencies, and the limitations of conventional treatment plants that typically achieve only up to 90% MP removal.
Biological and Nutritional Applications of Microalgae
This review covers the nutritional and health benefits of microalgae, which are tiny photosynthetic organisms rich in proteins, vitamins, and beneficial compounds. While not directly about microplastics, microalgae are relevant to the pollution discussion because they interact with microplastics in water environments and are being explored as sustainable alternatives to plastic-based products.
Evaluating the impact of innovative algae- based membrane bioreactors against the emerging microplastic crisisin combating water pollution
This study evaluated algae-based membrane bioreactors for removing microplastics and other emerging contaminants from wastewater, finding that combining algal biomass with membrane filtration improved MP removal efficiency compared to conventional biological treatment alone.
Are algae a promising ecofriendly approach to micro/nanoplastic remediation?
This review examines the potential of algae as an eco-friendly approach to removing micro- and nanoplastics from wastewater treatment plant effluents, covering mechanisms including interception, entanglement, and heteroaggregation. Algae also offer the added benefit of nutrient recovery from wastewater and can be further processed into biochar or biofertilizer.
Are native microalgae consortia able to remove microplastics from wastewater effluents?
Researchers investigated whether native microalgae communities found in wastewater could effectively remove microplastics from treatment plant effluent. The study monitored microplastic occurrence across two different types of wastewater treatment plants over one year, characterizing particles by shape, size, and polymer type. Evidence indicates that wastewater-native microalgae consortia show potential as a dual-purpose solution for both microplastic mitigation and biomass production.
Present and Future Prospect of Algae: A Potential Candidate for Sustainable Pollution Mitigation
This review examines the potential of algae as a sustainable tool for pollution mitigation across multiple environmental matrices, including their role in reducing plastic and microplastic contamination.
Removal of microplastics with microalgae and biofuel production
This review examines the potential of microalgae to simultaneously remove microplastics from water while serving as a feedstock for biofuel production, evaluating both the biosorption mechanisms involved and the downstream feasibility of converting biomass to energy.
Surface-programmed microbiome assembly in phycosphere to microplastics contamination
Researchers studied how algal-bacterial communities assemble on microplastic surfaces and their potential role in degrading these pollutants. They found that microplastics in wastewater environments develop distinct microbial communities on their surfaces, with certain bacteria showing enhanced plastic-degrading enzyme activity when associated with algae. The study suggests that engineered algal-bacterial systems could offer a sustainable biological approach to microplastic remediation.
Understanding microplastic pollution: Tracing the footprints and eco-friendly solutions
This review covers the sources, health impacts, detection methods, and biological removal strategies for microplastic pollution. Biological approaches using algae, bacteria, and fungi show promise for breaking down microplastics in wastewater treatment plants, which could help reduce the amount of these particles that ultimately reach humans through contaminated water and food.
Biological Treatment of Water Contaminants: A New Insight
Despite its title referencing biological treatment of water contaminants, this appears to be a brief overview chapter examining how bacteria, algae, and fungi can remove a range of pollutants from water — not a study specifically focused on microplastics. The abstract is truncated, but the paper covers broad biological remediation approaches rather than microplastic-specific research.
Bioremediation of environmental wastes: the role of microorganisms
This review discusses how bacteria, fungi, and algae can be used to clean up environmental pollution including plastic waste, heavy metals, and pesticides through a process called bioremediation. These biological cleanup methods are relevant to microplastic pollution because certain microorganisms may be able to break down plastic particles in contaminated soil and water.
Remediation and upcycling of microplastics by algae with wastewater nutrient removal and bioproduction potential
Researchers demonstrated that algae can simultaneously remediate microplastics from water and remove nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, while also producing valuable biomass, presenting an integrated and sustainable platform that converts plastic waste into a resource.