Microalgae with potential in air treatment
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Mariana Diaconu [1]
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[1] Technical University of Iasi
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- Localización: From biofiltration to promising options in gaseous fluxes biotreatment: Recent Developments, New Trends, Advances, and Opportunities / coord. por Gabriela Soreanu, Éric Dumont, 2020, ISBN 978-0-12-819064-7, págs. 303-326
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Microalgae are photosynthetic, unicellular/multicellular organisms and may contain prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells. In the photosynthesis process, microalgae use solar energy, water, CO2, and nutrients, which they convert into cell biomass that can be used for applications such as biofuel and feed or foods (such as supplements, vitamins, antioxidants). Particularly, microalgae have an essential role in fixing CO2 from different sources to form polysaccharides in the photosynthesis process. Obtaining biomass as a feedstock for biotechnological processes or for environmental remediation depends on the microalgae species used and on the other hand the cultivation conditions (temperature, intensity of light, pH, nutrients, cultivation type, etc.). Based on these considerations, this chapter addresses the algae species commonly used in biotechnological processes, as well as the physiological pathways involved in the biochemistry of CO2 fixation and air revitalization.
