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ReviewMicroorganisms2026

An Overview of Bioproducts from Wastewater-Grown Microalgae: Recent Advancements, Economic and Feasibility Concerns.

Alexandru Vlaicu, Ana-Maria Surupăceanu, Alin Cristian Nicolae Vintilă, Andreea Luiza Mîrț, Mihaela Cîlțea-Udrescu, Anca Paulenco, Gabriel Vasilievici

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Review in Microorganisms, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alexandru VlaicuNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5375-2914
Ana-Maria SurupăceanuNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-2826-8511
Alin Cristian Nicolae VintilăNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3719-0533
Andreea Luiza MîrțNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-0559-1842
Mihaela Cîlțea-UdrescuNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6403-9399
Anca PaulencoNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-4613-3592
Gabriel VasilieviciNational Institute for Research and Development in Chemistry and Petrochemistry-ICECHIM, Spl. Independentei Nr. 202, Sector 6, 060021 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0217-929X

Funding

Ministry of Research and Innovation Project no. PN 23.06.02.01 (InteGral)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Global wastewater generated in unprecedented volumes places a significant strain on aquatic environments, challenging the municipal sector to transition from energy-heavy pollutant removal technologies towards alternative resource recovery strategies with a low carbon footprint. The aim of this work is to review microalgae-based phycoremediation as a sustainable, cost-effective alternative that extracts nutrients from municipal, agricultural, and industrial streams without generating secondary chemical pollution. By utilizing these nutrient-rich effluents, microalgal cultivation generates valuable biomass for downstream valorization into biofuels, biofertilizers, biostimulants, and high-value biopolymers, while eliminating or reducing the costs of synthetic cultivation mediums. However, integrated techno-economic analyses (TEA) and life cycle assessments (LCA) reveal critical socio-technical bottlenecks.

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life cycle assessmentmicroalgal biorefineryphycoremediationtechno-economic analysiswastewater treatment

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PMID42513999
PMCPMC13414314

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