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The marine eustigmatophyte Nannochloropsis spp. offers wide range of biotechnological applications and has the proclivity for being explored in several industrial sectors as a source of various lucrative compounds. In a biorefinery context, this microalga Nannochloropsis spp. is getting exploited as a feedstock for fuel-based products, e.g., biodiesel, bioethanol, biohydrogen, biomethane, and biogas, and highly valued products like bio-pigments (mainly carotenoids) and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (mainly eicosapentaenoic acid).
Previous researchers bespoke the role of Nannochloropsis spp. in wastewater treatment and their potential of converting wastewater nutrients into various products. However, there exist some challenges in routes of achieving sustainable biorefinery. This book chapter targets to give an overview of the growth characteristics of Nannochloropsis spp. in wastewater, as well as the relevance of its numerous products in the biorefinery while addressing challenges about the upstream and downstream processes. This chapter also provides an outline of the techno-economical assessment of Nannochloropsis spp.-based biorefineries in a wastewater system.
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Mitra, M., Mishra, S. (2019). A Biorefinery from Nannochloropsis spp. Utilizing Wastewater Resources. In: Gupta, S., Bux, F. (eds) Application of Microalgae in Wastewater Treatment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13909-4_6
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