RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Wastewater treatment using photosynthetic microorganisms
A1 Sepúlveda Muñoz, Cristian Andrés
A1 Godos Crespo, Ignacio de
A1 Muñoz Torre, Raúl
A1 Sepúlveda-Muñoz, Cristian A.
K1 Biomass
K1 Biomasa
K1 Renewable energy resources
K1 Energies renovables
K1 Microalgae
K1 Microalgas
K1 Nutrient recovery
K1 Sustainability
K1 Desarrollo sostenible
K1 Photosynthetic bacteria
K1 Bacterias fotosintéticas
K1 Manure
K1 Residuos ganaderos
K1 Sewage - Purification
K1 Aguas residuales - Depuración
K1 2510.91 Recursos Renovables
K1 3108.01 Bacterias
K1 3303 Ingeniería y Tecnología Químicas
K1 3308 Ingeniería y Tecnología del Medio Ambiente
AB Wastewaters are mainly classified as domestic, industrial and agro-industrial based on their production source. Piggery wastewater (PWW) is a livestock wastewater characterized by its high concentrations of organic matter and ammonium, and by its odour nuisance. Traditionally, PWW has been treated in open anaerobic lagoons, anaerobic digesters and activated sludge systems, which exhibit high greenhouse gas emissions, a limited nutrients removal and a high energy consumption, respectively. Photosynthetic microorganisms can support a sustainable wastewater treatment in engineered photobioreactors at low operating costs and with an efficient recovery of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous. These microorganisms are capable of absorbing solar irradiation through the photosynthesis process to obtain energy, which is used for their growth and associated carbon and nutrients assimilation. Purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB) represent the photosynthetic microorganisms with the most versatile metabolism in nature, whereas microalgae are the most-studied photosynthetic microorganisms in recent years. This review describes the fundamentals, symmetry and asymmetry of wastewater treatment using photosynthetic microorganisms such as PPB and microalgae. The main photobioreactor configurations along with the potential of PPB and microalgae biomass valorisation strategies are also discussed.
PB MDPI
SN 2073-8994
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63629
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/63629
LA eng
NO Symmetry, 2023, Vol. 15, Nº. 2, 525
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 14-oct-2024