Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae

Dr. José Carlos Magalhães Pires is an Assistant Researcher at the University of Porto, Portugal. He obtained his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Porto and brings more than 18 years of teaching and research experience in environmental sciences and process systems engineering. His research is focused on biomass production, sustainable macro- and microalgal cultivation practices, and applications of microalgae in water treatment and bioenergy. He has led the development of 7 books, including Elsevier’s Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage and Advances in Sustainable Applications of Microalgae (in development). AF Esteves graduated in Environmental Engineering, by FEUP in 2019. AF Esteves is currently a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. The PhD, entitled Light optimisation on microalgae cultivation and production of high-value products: from laboratory to pilot scale, aimed the intensification of microalgal biomass production and the content in high-value products, optimising the light supply. Her work also includes the application of stress conditions to infer about its effect on biochemical composition of the biomass. She published 7 papers in international peer-reviewed journals (3 as first author), 4 book chapters and her research work was discussed in 3 international meetings and in 3 national meetings. EM Salgado is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal. She graduated in Bioengineering specialising in Biological Engineering, by FEUP in 2021.She published 2 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, 1 as the first author, and 2 book chapters, 1 as the first author. Her research work was discussed in 5 international meetings, winning the best poster award in one of them. Her research interests include the use of microalgal cultures for wastewater treatment, removal of contaminants of emerging concern such as siloxanes, biogas upgrading, and employing innovative photobioreactor designs in these processes under the principles of a circular economy.

Part I. Introduction
1. Microalgae: a vision for sustainability
2. State-of-the-art: microalgae production systems and microalgae applications

Part II. Gaseous stream treatment
3. Carbon dioxide uptake into biomass for carbon neutrality of processes
4. Biogas purification and calorific value enhancement
5. Boosting wastewater-cultivated microalgae metabolism via nanoparticle addition

Part III. Water treatment
6. Microalgal growth in urban wastewater: biomass production with nutrient removal
7. Microalgal role in sustainable business models for the textile industry
8. Heavy metals and other chemicals removal by microalgae
9. Microalgae in sewage treatment: tackling emerging contaminants and challenges
10. Nutrients recovery from wastewater by microalgae

Part IV. Sustainable agriculture
11. Microalgae as biobased fertilizers for sustainable agriculture
12. Microalgae as biobased pesticides for sustainable agriculture
13. Microalgae: green cell biofactories in food and feed supply chains

Part V. Energetic sustainability
14. Liquid biofuels from microalgae: production challenges
15. Biomass conversion technologies for a circular carbon economy

Part VI. Industrial case studies
16. Bioenergy and water recovery based on microalgae
17. Integration of anaerobic digestion and microalgal cultivation for efficient biofuel production from wastewater
18. Efficient separation of microalgal biomass from wastewater effluent
19. From lab to outdoors: microalgal process perspective for a step to reality