Microalgae Water Bioremediation: Trends and Hot Topics
The need to reduce costs associated with the production of microalgae biomass has encouraged the coupling of process with wastewater treatment. Emerging pollutants in municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewaters, ranging from pharmaceuticals to metals, endanger public health and natural resou...
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| author | Diana Pacheco Ana Cristina Rocha Leonel Pereira Tiago Verdelhos |
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| description | The need to reduce costs associated with the production of microalgae biomass has encouraged the coupling of process with wastewater treatment. Emerging pollutants in municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewaters, ranging from pharmaceuticals to metals, endanger public health and natural resources. The use of microalgae has, in fact, been shown to be an efficient method in water-treatment processes and presents several advantages, such as carbon sequestration, and an opportunity to develop innovative bioproducts with applications to several industries. Using a bibliometric analysis software, SciMAT, a mapping of the research field was performed, analyzing the articles produced between 1981 and 2018, aiming to identifying the hot topics and trends studied until now. The application of microalgae on water bioremediation is an evolving research field that currently focuses on developing efficient and cost-effective treatments methods that also enable the production of add-value products, leading to a blue and circular economy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d5e69de7f5f42b6b09d6e549fc018692022-12-21T19:32:04ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172020-03-01105188610.3390/app10051886app10051886Microalgae Water Bioremediation: Trends and Hot TopicsDiana Pacheco0Ana Cristina Rocha1Leonel Pereira2Tiago Verdelhos3Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE-UC), Incubadora de Empresas da Figueira da Foz, Parque Industrial e Empresarial da Figueira da Foz (Laboratório MAREFOZ), Rua das Acácias Lote 40A, 3090-380 Figueira da Foz, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE-UC), Incubadora de Empresas da Figueira da Foz, Parque Industrial e Empresarial da Figueira da Foz (Laboratório MAREFOZ), Rua das Acácias Lote 40A, 3090-380 Figueira da Foz, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE-UC), Incubadora de Empresas da Figueira da Foz, Parque Industrial e Empresarial da Figueira da Foz (Laboratório MAREFOZ), Rua das Acácias Lote 40A, 3090-380 Figueira da Foz, PortugalMarine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE-UC), Incubadora de Empresas da Figueira da Foz, Parque Industrial e Empresarial da Figueira da Foz (Laboratório MAREFOZ), Rua das Acácias Lote 40A, 3090-380 Figueira da Foz, PortugalThe need to reduce costs associated with the production of microalgae biomass has encouraged the coupling of process with wastewater treatment. Emerging pollutants in municipal, industrial, and agricultural wastewaters, ranging from pharmaceuticals to metals, endanger public health and natural resources. The use of microalgae has, in fact, been shown to be an efficient method in water-treatment processes and presents several advantages, such as carbon sequestration, and an opportunity to develop innovative bioproducts with applications to several industries. Using a bibliometric analysis software, SciMAT, a mapping of the research field was performed, analyzing the articles produced between 1981 and 2018, aiming to identifying the hot topics and trends studied until now. The application of microalgae on water bioremediation is an evolving research field that currently focuses on developing efficient and cost-effective treatments methods that also enable the production of add-value products, leading to a blue and circular economy.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/5/1886bibliometric analysismicroalgaewater bioremediationalgal biotechnology |
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| title | Microalgae Water Bioremediation: Trends and Hot Topics |
| title_full | Microalgae Water Bioremediation: Trends and Hot Topics |
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| title_short | Microalgae Water Bioremediation: Trends and Hot Topics |
| title_sort | microalgae water bioremediation trends and hot topics |
| topic | bibliometric analysis microalgae water bioremediation algal biotechnology |
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