TY - JOUR
T1 - The use of algae for environmental sustainability
T2 - trends and future prospects
AU - Roy, Amlan
AU - Gogoi, Nirmali
AU - Yasmin, Farishta
AU - Farooq, Mohammad
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Algae are photosynthetic prokaryotic or eukaryotic ubiquitously found group of organisms. Their enormous potentiality in coping up with various environmental crises has been well documented. Algae have proven to be ideal for biomonitoring of water pollution and help in removing the pollutants with their process of bioremediation apart from the production of eco-friendly sources of energy. Industries like food and pharmaceuticals are exploiting algae for producing several value-added products. The agricultural sector is also highly benefited from microalgae, as they are the good promoters of crop growth. The CO2-removing potential of algae proves to be an asset in fighting climate change. Moreover, the relatively easy and inexpensive methods of sampling and culturing of algae make them more popular. In this paper, we review the sustainable application aspects of algae in various areas like pollution control, energy production, agriculture, and fighting climate change. Critical discussions have been made on the recent trends and advances of algal technologies indicating future prospects.
AB - Algae are photosynthetic prokaryotic or eukaryotic ubiquitously found group of organisms. Their enormous potentiality in coping up with various environmental crises has been well documented. Algae have proven to be ideal for biomonitoring of water pollution and help in removing the pollutants with their process of bioremediation apart from the production of eco-friendly sources of energy. Industries like food and pharmaceuticals are exploiting algae for producing several value-added products. The agricultural sector is also highly benefited from microalgae, as they are the good promoters of crop growth. The CO2-removing potential of algae proves to be an asset in fighting climate change. Moreover, the relatively easy and inexpensive methods of sampling and culturing of algae make them more popular. In this paper, we review the sustainable application aspects of algae in various areas like pollution control, energy production, agriculture, and fighting climate change. Critical discussions have been made on the recent trends and advances of algal technologies indicating future prospects.
KW - Agriculture
KW - Algae
KW - Biofuels
KW - Biomonitoring
KW - Bioremediation
KW - Climate change
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U2 - 10.1007/s11356-022-19636-7
DO - 10.1007/s11356-022-19636-7
M3 - Review article
C2 - 35332453
AN - SCOPUS:85127103925
SN - 0944-1344
VL - 29
SP - 40373
EP - 40383
JO - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
IS - 27
ER -