Potential applications of microalgae

Abstract

The paper reviews the possibility for the sustainable production of amino acid-rich microalgal consortium biomass (Vischeria magna, Coelastrum proboscideum) in wastewater generated by the Syktyvkar timber-processing complex with the simultaneous purification of the wastewater from the main pollutants. The introduction of the microalgal consortium results in a reduction in the concentration of cadmium, barium, aluminium, ammonium, and nitrite nitrogen in comparison to the control. The concentration of amino acids accumulated by microalgae is found to be 84.98 % in sterile wastewater and 46.39 % in non-sterile wastewater.