Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy
Recycling bioresources is the only way to sustainably meet a growing world population’s food and energy needs. One of the ways to do so is by using agro-industry wastewater to cultivate microalgae. While the industrial production of microalgae requires large volumes of water, existing agro-industry...
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| author | Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Denisse Tatiana Molina-Aulestia Walter José Martinez-Burgos Susan Grace Karp Maria Clara Manzoki Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros Cristine Rodrigues Thamarys Scapini Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe Sabrina Vieira Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski Vanete Thomaz Soccol Carlos Ricardo Soccol |
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| description | Recycling bioresources is the only way to sustainably meet a growing world population’s food and energy needs. One of the ways to do so is by using agro-industry wastewater to cultivate microalgae. While the industrial production of microalgae requires large volumes of water, existing agro-industry processes generate large volumes of wastewater with eutrophicating nutrients and organic carbon that must be removed before recycling the water back into the environment. Coupling these two processes can benefit the flourishing microalgal industry, which requires water, and the agro-industry, which could gain extra revenue by converting a waste stream into a bioproduct. Microalgal biomass can be used to produce energy, nutritional biomass, and specialty products. However, there are challenges to establishing stable and circular processes, from microalgae selection and adaptation to pretreating and reclaiming energy from residues. This review discusses the potential of agro-industry residues for microalgal production, with a particular interest in the composition and the use of important primary (raw) and secondary (digestate) effluents generated in large volumes: sugarcane vinasse, palm oil mill effluent, cassava processing waster, abattoir wastewater, dairy processing wastewater, and aquaculture wastewater. It also overviews recent examples of microalgae production in residues and aspects of process integration and possible products, avoiding xenobiotics and heavy metal recycling. As virtually all agro-industries have boilers emitting CO<sub>2</sub> that microalgae can use, and many industries could benefit from anaerobic digestion to reclaim energy from the effluents before microalgal cultivation, the use of gaseous effluents is also discussed in the text. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa1470a16b854be0be10ed6b044d11c52023-11-24T14:45:46ZengMDPI AGFermentation2311-56372022-12-0181272810.3390/fermentation8120728Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular BioeconomyJúlio Cesar de Carvalho0Denisse Tatiana Molina-Aulestia1Walter José Martinez-Burgos2Susan Grace Karp3Maria Clara Manzoki4Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros5Cristine Rodrigues6Thamarys Scapini7Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe8Sabrina Vieira9Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski10Vanete Thomaz Soccol11Carlos Ricardo Soccol12Bioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilBioprocess Engineering and Biotechnology Department, Federal University of Paraná—Polytechnic Center, Curitiba 81531-980, BrazilRecycling bioresources is the only way to sustainably meet a growing world population’s food and energy needs. One of the ways to do so is by using agro-industry wastewater to cultivate microalgae. While the industrial production of microalgae requires large volumes of water, existing agro-industry processes generate large volumes of wastewater with eutrophicating nutrients and organic carbon that must be removed before recycling the water back into the environment. Coupling these two processes can benefit the flourishing microalgal industry, which requires water, and the agro-industry, which could gain extra revenue by converting a waste stream into a bioproduct. Microalgal biomass can be used to produce energy, nutritional biomass, and specialty products. However, there are challenges to establishing stable and circular processes, from microalgae selection and adaptation to pretreating and reclaiming energy from residues. This review discusses the potential of agro-industry residues for microalgal production, with a particular interest in the composition and the use of important primary (raw) and secondary (digestate) effluents generated in large volumes: sugarcane vinasse, palm oil mill effluent, cassava processing waster, abattoir wastewater, dairy processing wastewater, and aquaculture wastewater. It also overviews recent examples of microalgae production in residues and aspects of process integration and possible products, avoiding xenobiotics and heavy metal recycling. As virtually all agro-industries have boilers emitting CO<sub>2</sub> that microalgae can use, and many industries could benefit from anaerobic digestion to reclaim energy from the effluents before microalgal cultivation, the use of gaseous effluents is also discussed in the text.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/12/728POMEvinassecassavachlorellaanaerobic digestionwaste treatment |
| spellingShingle | Júlio Cesar de Carvalho Denisse Tatiana Molina-Aulestia Walter José Martinez-Burgos Susan Grace Karp Maria Clara Manzoki Adriane Bianchi Pedroni Medeiros Cristine Rodrigues Thamarys Scapini Luciana Porto de Souza Vandenberghe Sabrina Vieira Adenise Lorenci Woiciechowski Vanete Thomaz Soccol Carlos Ricardo Soccol Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy Fermentation POME vinasse cassava chlorella anaerobic digestion waste treatment |
| title | Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy |
| title_full | Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy |
| title_fullStr | Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy |
| title_short | Agro-Industrial Wastewaters for Algal Biomass Production, Bio-Based Products, and Biofuels in a Circular Bioeconomy |
| title_sort | agro industrial wastewaters for algal biomass production bio based products and biofuels in a circular bioeconomy |
| topic | POME vinasse cassava chlorella anaerobic digestion waste treatment |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5637/8/12/728 |
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