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Microalgae Brewery Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Benefits and the Challenges

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Department of Aquaculture, Fishery College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center for Algae Breeding and Application, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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SDIC Guangdong Bio-Energy Co., Ltd., Zhanjiang 524025, China
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16(11), 1910; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111910
Received: 1 April 2019 / Revised: 23 May 2019 / Accepted: 24 May 2019 / Published: 30 May 2019
(This article belongs to the Collection Environmental Risk Assessment)
Concerns about environmental safety have led to strict regulations on the discharge of final brewery effluents into water bodies. Brewery wastewater contains huge amounts of organic compounds that can cause environmental pollution. The microalgae wastewater treatment method is an emerging environmentally friendly biotechnological process. Microalgae grow well in nutrient-rich wastewater by absorbing organic nutrients and converting them into useful biomass. The harvested biomass can be used as animal feed, biofertilizer, and an alternative energy source for biodiesel production. This review discusses conventional and current brewery wastewater treatment methods, and the application and potential of microalgae in brewery wastewater treatment. The study also discusses the benefits as well as challenges associated with microalgae brewery and other industrial wastewater treatments. View Full-Text
Keywords: brewery industry; wastewater; microalgae; environmental protection brewery industry; wastewater; microalgae; environmental protection
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Amenorfenyo, D.K.; Huang, X.; Zhang, Y.; Zeng, Q.; Zhang, N.; Ren, J.; Huang, Q. Microalgae Brewery Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Benefits and the Challenges. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2019, 16, 1910. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111910

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Amenorfenyo DK, Huang X, Zhang Y, Zeng Q, Zhang N, Ren J, Huang Q. Microalgae Brewery Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Benefits and the Challenges. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16(11):1910. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111910

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Amenorfenyo, David K., Xianghu Huang, Yulei Zhang, Qitao Zeng, Ning Zhang, Jiajia Ren, and Qiang Huang. 2019. "Microalgae Brewery Wastewater Treatment: Potentials, Benefits and the Challenges" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 11: 1910. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16111910

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