Algae waste treatment

Algae A group of photosynthetic organisms that range from microscopic size to a length of 20 m. They supply oxygen and consume nutrients in several different processes for biological waste treatment. 

Waste treatment algae digesting proteins enzymes (plastic digesting enzymes obtained from mutant) Amoeba spp., Rhizopoda, Protozoa Polne-Fuller 1988... 

The waste treatment systems described above can also be used to grow algae as a protein-rich product found in foods as nutritional supplements. A pond, or shallow tank similar to that in Fig. 1(A), provides the large... 

The capacity of microorganisms, including algae, for accumulation and metabolism of heavy metals is well documented. The applications range from sewage and industrial waste treatment (5,7) to ore leaching (18), and to plutonium removal from holding ponds (12). 

While the oils associated with vegetable matter and those pressed from algae used in waste treatment processes are most typically converted to biodiesel fuel, it is also possible to produce a broad range of products from vegetable oil and animal fats. These products can then once again serve as the basis for the production of chemicals from renewable resources (Figure 8.20). As with all bio-based products, it is important to complete a full economic and enviromnental life cycle analysis to determine the most viable routes for desired products. 

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