Microalgae Control and Utilization: Challenges and Perspectives
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Water, Agriculture and Aquaculture".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 January 2025 | Viewed by 41
Special Issue Editors
Interests: microalgae biology; microalgae biotechnology; photosynthesis; plant cell ultrastructure
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Microalgae are photosynthetic microorganisms comprising a very wide variety of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic species that live in all environments, mainly the aquatic ones. Due to their metabolic plasticity, microalgae have attracted great interest for their exploitation in various biotechnological fields, such as phytoremediation, the valorization of organic wastes or by-products, organic farming, or the production of green energy, food/feed, cosmeceuticals, and nutraceuticals. As a result, great attention has been paid to the controlled cultivation of these microorganisms. On the other hand, in natural environments, microalgae can produce blooms, causing eutrophication problems; in addition, cyanobacteria and dinophlagellates especially include harmful species producing toxins. Thus, to prevent environmental hazards that can also affect the health of animals and humans, it is important to develop strategies to control and monitor the growth of dangerous species and/or the occurrence of undesired algal blooms.
This Special Issue aims at gathering scientific contributions (original research articles, short communications, and comprehensive reviews) on microalgae in a broad thematic scenario, emphasizing their implications and future challenges in the context of strong changes in the environment, climate, as well as in society and human habits.
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Phytoremediation;
- The production of microalgae biomass for food/feed, cosmeceuticals, nutraceuticals, and pharmaceuticals;
- Valorization of waste (by-products and wastes/wastewaters);
- Microalgae cultivation solutions (production and harvesting);
- Algal bloom control;
- Microalgae and the circular economy;
- Microalgae and the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals);
- The control and/or valorization of harmful microalgae.
Dr. Costanza Baldisserotto
Dr. Tania Mazzuca Sobczuk
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- microalgae
- cultivation of microalgae
- phytoremediation
- wastewaters
- algal bloom
- microalgal toxins
