Open AccessMicroalgal-Bacterial Consortia as Future Prospect in Wastewater Bioremediation, Environmental Management and Bioenergy Production
Author(s) -
Kuan Shiong Khoo,
Wen Yi Chia,
Kit Wayne Chew,
Pau Loke Show
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of microbiology/indian journal of microbiology (print)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 0973-7715
pISSN - 0046-8991
DOI - 10.1007/s12088-021-00924-8
Subject(s) - bioremediation , bioenergy , biohydrogen , biofuel , biomass (ecology) , wastewater , environmental science , sustainability , sewage treatment , biodiesel , microbiology and biotechnology , raw material , waste management , biochemical engineering , pulp and paper industry , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , biology , hydrogen production , biochemistry , contamination , catalysis
In the recent years, microalgae have captured researchers' attention as the alternative feedstock for various bioenergy production such as biodiesel, biohydrogen, and bioethanol. Cultivating microalgae in wastewaters to simultaneously bioremediate the nutrient-rich wastewater and maintain a high biomass yield is a more economical and environmentally friendly approach. The incorporation of algal-bacterial interaction reveals the mutual relationship of microorganisms where algae are primary producers of organic compounds from CO 2 , and heterotrophic bacteria are secondary consumers decomposing the organic compounds produced from algae. This review would provide an insight on the challenges and future development of algal-bacterial consortium and its contribution in promoting a sustainable route to greener industry. It is believed that microalgal-bacterial consortia will be implemented in the near-future for sub-sequential treatment of wastewater bioremediation, bioenergy production and CO 2 fixation, promoting sustainability and making extraordinary advancement in life sciences sectors.