Microalgae-Based Processes as an Energy Efficient Platform for Water Reclamation and Resource Recovery

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.