Algae Mediated Bioremediation – Industrial Prospectives

G. A. Ravishankar, PhD, is Professor of Biotechnology at Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi, Karanataka, India. He has over 35 years research experience at renowned national research laboratories, and has received fellowships from scientific bodies across the globe. His research concerns plant biotechnology and biochemistry, algal biotechnology, and food science, among other subjects.
Ranga Rao Ambati, PhD, is Associate Professor and Senior Scientist, Department of Biotechnology, Vignan's Foundation Science, Technology and Resaerch University, Andhra Pradesh, India. He has held research fellowships and visiting positions in China, the USA, and Malaysia, and has researched extensively in algal biotechnology and food science.

1. Strategies for achieving biomass production coupled to degradation to toxicants 2. Utilization of algal biomass for producing biochar, biofertilizers, and valuable algal metabolites 3. Environmental impact of phycoredmidation with special reference to CO2 sequestration 4. Removal of heavy metals from terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem by microalgae 5. Bioconversion of agricultural waste with the using of microalgae 6. Phycoremediation of municipal wastewater by microalgae 7. Phycoremediation of food processing wastewater by algae 8. Phycoremediation of palm oil wastewater by algae 9. Phycoremediation of textile wastewater by algae 10. Phycoremediation of chemical industrial wastewater (winery/ olive mill) by algae 11. Phycoremediation of piggery wastewater by microalgae 12. Phycoremediation of anaerobic digestion effluent (dairy manure, poultry manure, sewage sludge, food waste and dairy manure) by microalgae 13. Phycoremediation of dairy and poultry effluents by algae 14. Phycoremediation of sugar mill wastewater by algae 15. Phycoremediation of tannery wastewater by algae 16. Phycoremediation of pulp and paper wastewater by algae 17. Phycoremediation of sewage wastewater and industrial flue gases 18. Phycoremediation of swine wastewater and beef feedlot and by microalgae 19. Phycoremediation of aquaculture wastewater by algae 20. Production of biochar from algal biomass for wastewater remediation 21. Removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products from wastewater using microalgae 22. Phycoremediated algal biomass as biofertilizers for sustainable crop production: An overview 23. Microalgal bacterial aggregate system for wastewater treatment 24. Algal based bioremediation of water contaminated by pesticides in urban agricultural areas 25. Phytoremediation with bio business and bio economy 26. Integrated microalgae wastewater for bioremediation: An overview 27. Aquaculture wastewater treatment through microalgae for biomass production and its use in agriculture, feed, and energy applications 28. Environmental impact on blooms in fresh water and aquatic water 29. Emerging technologies of algal based wastewater phycoremediation for bio-fertilizer production for sustainable agriculture 30. Life cycle assessment of algal based wastewater treatment: An overview 31. Phycoremediation of wastewaters using synergistic approach of microalgae 32. Impact of phycoremediation potential on ecological and environmental 33. Enhancement of wastewater treatment by metabolic engineering approaches of microalgae 34. Current scenario on status, progress, and challenges of phycoremediation: An overview 35. Microalgae mediated bioremediation: Current trends and opportunities