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Microbes in Resource and Nutrient Recovery via Wastewater Treatment

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Resource and nutrient recovery from wastewater is an essential task to achieve multiple goals such as degradation of toxic organic pollutants prior to discharge in natural water bodies, generation of useful biomass and bioproducts, elimination of waste sludge, etc. Classically, microbes have been used in the biological treatment of industrial wastewater particularly in the aeration tank and anaerobic sludge digester. Of late, several technologies have emerged for simultaneous wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery. In this regard, photosynthetic microorganisms such as purple phototrophic bacteria, cyanobacteria, and a consortium of green microalgae and methanotrophs have garnered significant research interest to treat a variety of wastewater, recover nutrients, and upcycle them to generate value-added products (biofuels, pigments, and feed-grade single-cell protein). The application of bioelectrochemical systems (microbial fuel cells and microbial desalination cells) and fabricated biogenic nanoparticles (BNPs) for oxidizing and adsorbing a wide range of pollutants help in wastewater treatment. In this chapter, we intend to discuss the role of various microorganisms in simultaneous wastewater treatment and synthesis of valuable bioproducts, the diversity and significance of electroactive microorganisms in bioelectrochemical cells for diverse wastewater treatment, resource recovery, and energy generation. Finally, the advantages and challenges in BNP-based wastewater treatment would also be discussed.

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Abbreviations

BNP:

biogenic nanoparticles

MDC:

microbial desalination cells

MFC:

microbial fuel cells

SCP:

single-cell protein

SSF:

solid-state fermentation.

NSAIDs:

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

PAHs:

polyaromatic hydrocarbons

TP:

total phosphorous

AE:

aeration

AG:

agitation

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Gupta, K. et al. (2022). Microbes in Resource and Nutrient Recovery via Wastewater Treatment. In: Verma, P. (eds) Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-5214-1_22

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