Microalgae: a revolution for salt-affected soil remediation

Haiyan Pei; Ze Yu

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.009

Microalgae: a revolution for salt-affected soil remediation

Trends Biotechnol. 2023 Feb;41(2):147-149. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.009. Epub 2022 Sep 15.

Authors

Haiyan Pei¹, Ze Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering Center on Environmental Science and Technology, Jinan, 250061, China. Electronic address: haiyan_phyto@fudan.edu.cn.
² School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China; Shandong Provincial Engineering Center on Environmental Science and Technology, Jinan, 250061, China.

PMID: 36117021
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.08.009

Abstract

Salt-affected soil and carbon emissions are worldwide problems. Tiny microalgae hold huge power to remediate soil and reduce carbon. An eco-friendly and cost-effective approach is proposed to remediate salt-affected soils using microalgal eco-farms, which would deliver threefold benefits: salt-affected soil amelioration, CO₂ reduction, and agricultural production.

Keywords: agricultural production; carbon reduction; microalgae; soil remediation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Agriculture
Carbon
Microalgae*
Soil*

Substances

Soil
Carbon