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The industrial ecology of freshwater macroalgae for biomass applications
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The industrial ecology of freshwater macroalgae for biomass applications

R J Lawton, A J Cole, D A Roberts, Nicholas A Paul and R de Nys
Algal Research, Vol.24(Part B), pp.486-491
2017
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2016.08.019View
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Abstract

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Industrial ecology is focused on recognising the inherent value in waste streams and developing techniques that can efficiently recover this value. Freshwater macroalgae can become a foundation of this concept as they can be cultured in a range of waste streams where they can effectively remove excess nutrients, metals and metalloids, providing both a bioremediation service and a biomass resource. The cultured algal biomass can then be used as a product in animal feeds, biochar, biosorbents or as a feedstock biomass for the production of bioenergy. Freshwater macroalgae provide a unique opportunity to transform a range of industries through the utilisation of wastewater to produce biomass that can be converted into valuable bioproducts. © 2016.

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