- Title
- Solar technology‒closed loop synergy facilitates low-carbon circular bioeconomy in microalgal wastewater treatment
- Creator
- Kuppan, Praveen; Sudharsanam, Abinandan; Venkateswarlu, Kadiyala; Megharaj, Mallavarapu
- Relation
- NPJ Clean Water Vol. 6, Issue 1, no. 43
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41545-023-00256-8
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2023
- Description
- The circular bioeconomy framework addresses the global transition toward resource-efficient and low-carbon economies. The use of microalgae in sustainable circular bioeconomy largely suffers from energy consumption and underutilization of residual biomass, leading to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This analysis-based perspective reveals that closed loop microalgal wastewater systems reduce GHG emissions by >50% and enhance valorization of residual biomass for value-added products compared to open loop approach. Integrating solar technologies in closed loop system further reduces GHG emissions by 99% and aligns with 11 UN sustainable development goals, making it a suitable model for a zero-waste and low-carbon circular bioeconomy.
- Subject
- climate change; climate change mitigation; pollution remediation; microalgae; SDG 6; SDG 8; SDG 12; SDG 13; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1488918
- Identifier
- uon:52578
- Identifier
- ISSN:2059-7037
- Language
- eng
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