MICROALGAE - A POTENTIAL SOLUTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Abstract

Microalgae have potential not only as a raw source for the extraction of bioactive compounds but also as a potential material for the production of biofuel, reducing the carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere, bio-fertilizer as well as in the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater, heavy metal containing wastewater, textile dyes wastewater, livestock wastewater and livestock wastewater. In this review, we aim to introduce the potential of microalgae to treat various wastewater sources including livestock wastewater, textile wastewater, pharmaceutical industry wastewater and heavy metal - containing wastewater. In addition, the potential of microalgae is considered a valuable biomass source in fuel production and bio-fertilizer which is intended to lower emissions of greenhouse gases in the context of climate change - sea level rise.