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Carbon dioxide capture strategies from flue gas using microalgae: a review

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Global warming and pollution are the twin crises experienced globally. Biological offset of these crises are gaining importance because of its zero waste production and the ability of the organisms to thrive under extreme or polluted condition. In this context, this review highlights the recent developments in carbon dioxide (CO2) capture from flue gas using microalgae and finding the best microalgal remediation strategy through contrast and comparison of different strategies. Different flue gas microalgal remediation strategies discussed are as follows: (i) Flue gas to CO2 gas segregation using adsorbents for microalgal mitigation, (ii) CO2 separation from flue gas using absorbents and later regeneration for microalgal mitigation, (iii) Flue gas to liquid conversion for direct microalgal mitigation, and (iv) direct flue gas mitigation using microalgae. This work also studies the economic feasibility of microalgal production. The study discloses that the direct convening of flue gas with high carbon dioxide content, into microalgal system is cost-effective.

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The authors are thankful to the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DoECC), Govt. of Kerala, India, and Kerala State Council for Science Technology and Environment (KSCSTE), Govt. of Kerala, India, respectively, for research fellowship. The research work is partially supported by University Grants Commission (UGC), Govt. of India (F41/2012 (SR) dated 26 July2012).

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Thomas, D.M., Mechery, J. & Paulose, S.V. Carbon dioxide capture strategies from flue gas using microalgae: a review. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 16926–16940 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-7158-3

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