Cost-effective wastewater treatment in a continuous manner by a novel bio-photoelectrolysis cell (BPE) system

Harnessing C/N balance of Chromochloris zofingiensis to overcome the potential conflict in microalgal production

“…Microalgae, photosynthetic cell factories with high photosynthetic efficiency, are essential for capturing and recycling the global carbon dioxide, and potentially convert it into biomass over time and distance. In addition, microalgae can be exploited in wastewater treatment and biofuel production due to their advantages of nitrogen and phosphorus loading, no competition with food production, high oil content, and rapid growth rate 4,5 . Alternatively, microalgae are also considered as the promising cell factories producing profitable natural pigments and lipids in food fields, and offsetting the cost in various treatments during cultivation and harvesting 6 .…”