The Oilgae Guide to Algae-based Wastewater Treatment was prepared by Oilgae (www.oilgae.com) as a response to the tremendous need in the market for a detailed resource that provided a compendium of practical data, insights and case studies for algae-based wastewater treatment efforts worldwide. For industries and companies both large and small keen on exploring the potential of using algae for bioremediation of waste water and sewage, this comprehensive report will be an invaluable guide.

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Comprehensive guide for treating
industrial and municipal wastewater
using algae
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2. Algae and Wastewater
• Algae are an important bioremediation agent.
• Algae are already being used by many
wastewater facilities.
• Use of algae as the bioremediation agent
enables us to solve two key problems:
increased use of chemicals and high energy
costs.
• It is a powerful avenue for sustainable
wastewater treatment
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3. Oilgae’s Algae-based Wastewater
treatment - Highlights
It provides
• Current status and technologies used in
municipal
and
industrial
wastewater
treatment
• Processes and technologies involved in algaebased wastewater treatment
• Case studies of industries using algae for
wastewater treatment
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4. Sections in the Report
Algae grown in
sewage & wastewater
Municipal wastewater
treatment using algae
Industrial effluent
treatment using algae
Nutrients
requirements of algae
Harvesting of algae
from HRAP
End use of algae
grown in wastewater
Challenges and
barriers
Companies in algaebased wastewater
industry
Algae cultivation in
wastewater – Q&A
Sewage & wastewater
reference
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5. Energy from algae Introduction
Algal strain selection
Algae grown in open
ponds, closed ponds
& photobioreactor
Photobioreactors
Biodiesel from algae
Ethanol from algae
Algae cultivation
Harvesting
Hydrogen from algae
Methane from algae
Other energy
products
Algae meal/cake
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6. Cost of making oil
from algae
Potential for existing
companies in related
industries entering algae
energy domain
Culture collection
centers
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Apex bodies –
Organizations, univers
ities & experts

7. What will you know after reading this
report?
• Numerous case studies and examples of what
the pioneers are doing in the algae waste
water treatment
• Companies
involved
in
algae-based
remediation of waste water and industrial
effluents, commercial research, enabling
students and researchers to get in touch with
them for industrial collaborations.
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8. Continued…
• Case studies on algae research efforts in the
waste water treatment of various industrial
effluents
• Answers the most important questions that
entrepreneurs, investors and businesses have
regarding algae waste water treatment
• Details on pathways and technologies for
alternative energy products from algae grown
in wastewater
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• Extensive details on research efforts in this
domain done by universities and academia
• Insights and latest trends and technologies
used in primary, secondary and tertiary stages
of waste water and sewage treatment
• Algae culture centers, from where students
and researchers can obtain algae strains
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Meat and Poultry
Pulp and Paper
Textiles Dyeing
Metal Finishing
Dyes & Pigments
Pharmaceutical
Food & Dairy
Biotechnology
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Starch & Cellulose
Pesticides & Insecticides
Chemical & Drug Formulation Units
Fertilizers
Photography
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No. of pages: 477
Last Updated: Jan 2013
Cost: US$ 1000
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report?
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14. About Oilgae
• Oilgae is the premier resource for the global
algae energy industry. Started in 2006 with a
dedicated focus on algae energy, Oilgae today
serves as a crucial platform and opinionleader for this industry.
• Oilgae today is so synonymous with algae
energy that many people worldwide use
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