期刊
PROCESSES
卷 11, 期 2, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pr11020442
关键词
microalgae; petroleum; hydrocarbons; bioremediation; environmental pollution; crude oil
Crude oil is a major pollutant that generates contaminated processing waters, harmful to human health and the environment. Different techniques are used for recovery, including the use of bacteria and microalgae. Microalgae can indirectly support the growth of degrading bacteria and directly contribute to the removal of hydrocarbons. The advantages of using microalgae include their ability to remove toxic compounds, release oxygen, and their biomass can be used for biofuel production in a circular economy.
Crude oil is one of the major pollutants present. Its extraction and processing generate processing waters contaminated by hydrocarbons which are harmful to both human health and the flora and fauna that come into contact with it. Hydrocarbon contamination can involve soil and water, and several technologies are used for recovery. The most used techniques for the recovery of spilt oil involve chemical-physical methods that can remove most of the pollutants. Among these, must consider the bioremediation by microorganisms, mostly bacterial capable of degrading many of the toxic compounds contained within the petroleum. Microalgae participate in bioremediation indirectly, supporting the growth of degrading bacteria, and directly acting on contaminants. Their direct contribution is based on the activation of various mechanisms ranging from the production of enzymes capable of degrading hydrocarbons, such as lipoxygenases, to the attack through the liberation of free radicals. The following review analyzed all the works published in the last ten years concerning the ability of microalgae to remove hydrocarbons, intending to identify in these microorganisms an alternative technology to the use of bacteria. The advantages of using microalgae concern not only their ability to remove toxic compounds and release oxygen into the atmosphere but their biomass could then be used in a circular economy process to produce biofuels.
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