1st Edition

Algal-based Waste Treatment Technologies in a Circular Economy

Edited By Günay Yıldız Töre, Maulin P. Shah Copyright 2026
210 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

210 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

In recent years, problems such as environmental pollution, global warming, and high energy consumption have brought waste treatment technologies to the forefront. As the scientific world turns to sustainable, environmentally friendly, and ecologically sound energy sources, microalgae-based technologies have become one of the most intensely studied subjects in academia. This book delves deeper... Read more

1. Mechanisms and applications of microalgae-based synergistic wastewater treatment

Sougata Ghosh, Sarbartha Chakraborty

2. Harnessing microalgae for microplastic removal and biofuel production: A sustainable approach

Subhransu Sekhar Behera, Suchismita Nivedita, Seemon Giri, Zahra Parwez, Pratyush Kumar Behera, Smaranika Pradhan and Lopamudra Ray

3. Microalgal bioprocessing of waste into value-added products: Advancing sustainability within a circular economy framework

Sunny Dhiman, Anu Kumar, Bhanu Krishan, Babita Thakur and Sukhminderjit Kaur

4. Removal of microplastics with microalgae and biofuel production

Rym Salah Tazdaït and Djaber Tazdaït

5. Microbial bioremediation and algal-based systems

Diya Adhikary, Richa Saxena, Vaishnavi Srivastava and Punita Jain

6. Algal-based treatment technologies for emerging contaminant removal

Tsenbeni N Lotha, Ketiyala Ao, Latonglila Jamir

7. Exploring the potential of microalgae in removal of microplastics from the environment and scope of this entity as feedstock for biofuel production

Chinmay Ajit Patade, Deep Prabha, Sakchi Sinha and Shashwati Ghosh Sachan

8. Harvesting and medicinal uses of microalgae in the context of circular economy

Neha Kumari, Shashwati Ghosh Sachan

9. Microalgae-based strategies and mechanism for PPCP mitigation: A path towards the green remediation and sustainable environment

Susmita Mondal, Nilendu Basak, Rimil Murmu and Ekraml Islam

10. Mitigation of CO2 emissions with microalgae

Arun Kumar Mehta, Chandan Mahata

11. Assessing the pollutant removal potential of algal-based wastewater treatment technologies for sustainable water pollution management in terms of technological advances and challenges

Günay Yıldız Töre, Enes Özgenç

12. Evaluating the impact of innovative algae-based membrane bioreactors against the emerging microplastic crisis in combating water pollution

Enes Özgenç, Günay Yıldız Töre

Biography

Günay Yıldız Töre has a PhD in Environmental Science and Technology and works as a professor at Tekirdağ Namık Kemal University, Turkey. She also holds a postdoctoral position at Istanbul Technical University. Her research interests include biological treatment of industrial wastewater, industrial waste management and industrial reclamation and reuse with emerging treatment technologies. Her recent publications focus on assessing the impact of pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater independent of the sources. She is also interested in new phytoremediation and phycoremidation techniques for the removal of emerging pollutants from wastewater. Her work has been published in more than 40 highly reputed national and international journals. She has guided more than 20 post-graduate students in various disciplines of Environmental Science.

Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and scientific writer in his field for over 20 years. He received a B.Sc. degree in Microbiology from Gujarat University, Godhra (Gujarat), India. He also earned his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Microbiology from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar (Gujarat) India. His research interests include Biological Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Microbiology, Biodegradation, Bioremediation, & Phytoremediation of Environmental Pollutants from Industrial Wastewaters. He has published more than 350 research books in national and international journals of repute on various aspects of microbial biodegradation and bioremediation of environmental pollutants, He has published 150 books specifically on Industrial Wastewater Treatment, Biofuel, Bioenergy, Solid Waste Management area. He is editorial board member in 30 high reputed journals.