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Microalgae provide a low-cost and environmentally friendly oxygenation. Enhanced nutrient recovery as a result of the dual photoautotrophic and heterotrophic metabolism. Microalgae can turn the energy balance of conventional wastewater treatment into positive. Microalgae-based processes can be engineered into multiple configurations. Wastewater treatment and biogas upgrading can be combined in algal-bacterial photobioreactors.
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This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness and the European Union through the FEDER Funding Program (CTM2015-70442-R and CTQ2017-84006-C3-1-R) and the Regional Government of Castilla y León is also gratefully acknowledged (UIC71).
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del Rosario Rodero, M. et al. (2020). Microalgae-Based Processes as an Energy Efficient Platform for Water Reclamation and Resource Recovery. In: Naddeo, V., Balakrishnan, M., Choo, KH. (eds) Frontiers in Water-Energy-Nexus—Nature-Based Solutions, Advanced Technologies and Best Practices for Environmental Sustainability. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13068-8_23
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