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Algae Applications
Industrial Application
Biomass
Bio-fertilizers
Animal and fish
feeds
Papermaking bio-plastics
Bio-products
Biopolymers
Pigments
Nanoparticles
production (NPs)
Extract active
compounds
Carotenoids, peptides
Nutrient
removal
Heavy metal
and azo dyes
removal
Biosequestration
of CO
2
Bio-electricity
Biofuel
Bio-hydrogen
Biogas
Bioethanol
Environmental
application
Wastewater treatment
Renewable energy
Biodiesel
Algae-filtration
Water and wastewater
treatment
Medical application
Cosmeceutical &
pharmaceutical
Fig. 6.1
Algae applications in environment and industry