Publication: Algae as potential feedstock for various bioenergy production
Date
2022
Authors
Chia S.R.
Nomanbhay S.B.H.M.
Chew K.W.
Munawaroh H.S.H.
Shamsuddin A.H.
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Elsevier Ltd
Abstract
Depletion of non-renewable feedstock and severe wastewater pollution due to human activities have created negative impact to living organisms. The potential solution is to implement wastewater treatment and bioelectricity production through algae-based microbial fuel cell. The algae biomass produced from microbial fuel cell could be further processed to generate biofuels through their unique compositions. The consumption of nutrients in wastewater through algae cultivation and biomass produced to be utilized for energy supply have showed the potential of algae to solve the issues faced nowadays. This review introduces the background of algae and mitigation of wastewater using algae as well as the bioenergy status in Malaysia. The mechanisms of nutrient assimilation such as nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, and heavy metals are included, followed by the application of algae in microbial fuel cell's chambers. Lastly, the status of algae for bioenergy production are covered. � 2021 Elsevier Ltd
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Algae; Bioelectric phenomena; Biomass; Electrophysiology; Feedstocks; Heavy metals; Microbial fuel cells; Nutrients; Wastewater; Wastewater treatment; Algae biomass; Bio-energy; Bioenergy productions; Energy supplies; Human activities; Living organisms; Non-renewable; Potential feedstock; Renewable feedstocks; Wastewater pollution; Biofuels; alga; bioenergy; biomass power; fuel cell; wastewater treatment; Malaysia; biofuel; phosphorus; biomass; human; microalga; wastewater; Biofuels; Biomass; Humans; Microalgae; Phosphorus; Waste Water