Microalgae in Food-Energy-Water Nexus: A Review on Progress of Forward Osmosis Applications

Nowadays the world is facing vulnerability problems related to food, energy and water demands. The challenges in those subsystems are intertwined and thus require inter-discipline approaches to address them. Bioresources offer promising solutions of the dilemma. Microalgae biomass is expected to bec...

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Published in:Membranes (Basel) 2019-12, Vol.9 (12), p.166
Main Authors: Wibisono, Yusuf, Agung Nugroho, Wahyunanto, Akbar Devianto, Luhur, Adi Sulianto, Akhmad, Roil Bilad, Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algae
Alternative energy sources
Amino acids
Aquatic microorganisms
Biodiesel fuels
Biofuels
Biogas
Biomass
Carbohydrates
Carbon dioxide
Clean energy
Climate change
Conversion
Crops
Dewatering
Energy
Energy resources
Fatty acids
Fermentation
Food
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Harvest
Lipids
Mass production
Membrane processes
Microalgae
Osmosis
Proteins
Raw materials
Review
Subsystems
Wastewater
Wastewater treatment
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Summary:Nowadays the world is facing vulnerability problems related to food, energy and water demands. The challenges in those subsystems are intertwined and thus require inter-discipline approaches to address them. Bioresources offer promising solutions of the dilemma. Microalgae biomass is expected to become a superfood and a favorable energy feedstock and assist in supplying clean water and treat wastewater. Efficient mass production of microalgae, both during upstream and downstream processes, is thus a key process for providing high quality and affordable microalgae biomass. This paper covers recent progress in microalgae harvesting and dewatering by using osmotic driven membrane process, i.e., forward osmosis. Critical factors during forward osmosis process for microalgae harvesting and dewatering are discussed. Finally, perspective on further research directions and implementation scenarios of the forward osmosis are also provided.
ISSN:2077-0375
2077-0375
DOI:10.3390/membranes9120166